FEMA was bashed by members of Congress over the South Louisiana flood response. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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FEMA annouced today that federal assistance to help Louisiana flood victims and impacted communities has surpassed one billion dollars. Currently, more that 63-thousand families are receiving aid through one or more housing options. FEMA has issued over 95 million dollars to victims to pay for expenses related with the flooding, like moving, storage and replacing items.

Two new polls released on the upcoming U.S. Senate race put Republican Treasurer John Kennedy in the lead. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says after looking at the survey by the Remington Research Group, the most logical outcome would be a democrat and republican in the runoff, but both polls have Republican Charles Boustany looking good.
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It will be 15 years this Sunday since the deadly terror attack on the World Trade Center that killed close to 3-thousand people, including one man from Sulphur, Louisiana. Sulphur Mayor Chris Duncan says the city is planning on honoring Leo Russell Keene III by placing a bust of Keene in the Brimstone Museum. He says Allan Grimm will be a featured speaker at the memorial service.
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