Elected officials from Louisiana went before a Congressional hearing today to talk about the problems they are having with FEMA when it comes to the flood recovery. Florida Congressman John Mica was on their side and asked a FEMA represenative about the roll out of manufactured homes as a temporary housing solution…
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Louisiana officials are pleased President Obama has announced the federal government will increase its cost-share for flood relief efforts from 75-percent to 90-percent. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says this will help state and flood-impacted local governments tremendously…
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Two new polls have been released on the state’s U.S. Senate race. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the survey conducted by The Remington Research Group and The Hayride confirms what we’ve been hearing, Republican Treasurer John Kennedy with a comfortable lead. But he says the other survey is quite different…
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The Anzalone poll finds Kennedy leads with 18-percent and Democrat Caroline Fayard and Republican Congressman Charles Boustany are tied at 13-percent. That poll was paid for by a group that supports Fayard.