FEMA was bashed by members of Congress over the South Louisiana flood response. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health says there have been 10 more cases of West Nile and two more confirmed cases of Zika in the state. The additions means there are now a total of 24 cases of West Nile virus in Louisiana. State health officials say the total number of Zika cases in Louisiana now stands at 28. All are travel-related.

It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow marks 15 years since the horrifying attack on New York’s World Trade Centers. Nearly 3,000 people died, including a man from Sulphur. Mayor of the Calcasieu Parish town, Chris Duncan, says Leo Russell Keene III died while saving people from an elevator. He says a bust in honor of Keene is being unveiled this morning:
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He says this bust will help Keene’s story to be told for generations to come.

Two new polls have been released on the state’s U.S. Senate race, and one shows Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy with a comfortable lead. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross 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.