Leaders in Louisiana whose communities were devastated by historic flooding spoke before members of Congress Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss FEMA’s response to this disaster. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the speed at which aid is getting to people is far too slow:
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A representative from FEMA was present and gave updates on the number of flood victims they have assisted.

State Police say a man from Gonzales died after being ejected in an Ascension Parish crash. They say, for unknown reasons, 43-year-old Robert Edwards struck a vehicle that was traveling in front of him and the impact caused his vehicle to overturn multiple times on US 61 around 9pm last night. Edwards, who was not restrained, was ejected and sustained fatal injuries.

State Police say an arrest has been made in the case of a fatal crash in Rapides Parish that claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl several months ago. They 24-year-old Micah Baden lost control of his vehicle on May 17th, and crashed into a parked semi-traler. 16-year-old Chloe James was in the front seat and died. Baden was charged Friday with vehicular homicide.

Things continue to look troubling for LSU Coach Les Miles. A day before the Tigers are set to take on Jacksonville State in Death Valley, the LSU Board of Supervisors decided to table a proposal that would give the Mad Hatter a bonus if the team made it to the playoffs. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham was at the meeting and says the board doesn’t appear to be ready to discuss any part of Miles contract following the embarrassing loss to Wisconsin…:
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Miles’ current contract calls for him to get a 100-thousand dollar boost in pay if LSU reaches the C-F-P.