During his monthly call-in radio show, Governor John Bel Edwards responded to a viral video that shows substandard work completed at a home in the Shelter At Home program. Michelle Southern has more…
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US Senator Bill Cassidy announced today that Louisiana has been included in a spending bill that contains $500 million dollars in federal disaster relief. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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A viral video showing shoddy work done at house in the Shelter At Home program has many questioning the reliability of the new program. Governor John Bel Edwards responded on his monthly call in radio show, saying he sent crews to inspect the home after seeing the video. He admits the work in that home was not up to standards.
Edwards did provide some clarification about what work Shelter at Home will complete, and what it will not. He reminded listeners the program pays up to $15-thousand for basic repairs- just enough to make the home livable, while long term renovations continue.
Edwards says many people have the wrong expectation of what their home will look like once the work is completed. He says Shelter at Home workers are now required what kind of work will be done in their home.
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LSU football quarterback Brandon Harris received death threats following the Tiger’s devastating season opening loss to Wisconsin. Head coach Les Miles hopes the person writing these messages doesn’t really know what he is saying and will not act on the threats.
Harris received one twitter threat telling him to kill himself and another said Harris would be murdered. Miles says they will give the information to law enforcement to find out who is threatening Harris.
Harris has been replaced in the last two games by junior Danny Etling. Miles hopes whoever wrote these threats only meant them in a mundane and insincere way but it’s gone too far.
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The Military Family Assistance Fund, which was originally set up to support families when a National Guardsman was deployed overseas, is now helping veterans who were affected by the flooding. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Col. Joey Strickland says the legislature modified the fund to help all veterans who have a financial need.
Strickland says they hope by the end of this month to give out a total of 350-thousand dollars to flood impacted veterans. Veterans eligible for this aid must show proof of service and a FEMA number. He says it typically takes about three days for veterans to collect the money.
The L-D-V-A estimates 171-thousand veterans were impacted by the flooding and those interested in receiving an average check of 350 dollars can fill out a necessary form at the Veterans Service Office in their parish or call (225) 219-5000. Strickland says veterans only need to fill out one form and can either come to headquarters to pick up their check or it can be mailed to them.
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US Senator Bill Cassidy announced today that Louisiana has been included in a spending bill that contains $500 million dollars in federal disaster relief. The Governor requested $2.8 billion. Cassidy referred to the half billion as a down payment…:
Governor Edwards issued a statement saying he is hopeful and optimistic that the final version of this bill will include this assistance. Cassidy said it’s actually a good thing that they are not getting the full amount now, because the fund that this money is coming from is limited in what it can be used for…:
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Cassidy says Louisiana’s relief is coming from two pots of money, this is the first and the second is coming in December. Some of this funding could go to other states, but Cassidy is confident a majority will go to Louisiana. He says as soon as this is passed, the money will be available to the state..:
(The flood aid for Louisiana is contained in legislation that would prevent a government shutdown and it must be approved by next Friday at midnight.)
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East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore announces the fatal shooting of a suicidal man by four sheriff deputies on February 23rd was legally justified. Moore says the deputies were exercising their rights of self defense when they opened fire on 48-year-old Travis Stevenson, who was using his sedan to ram a Sheriff’s office vehicle…
Moore says there is no video evidence of the shooting and he came to the decision of clearing the deputies involved, after an extensive investigation by State Police. He says L-S-P investigators spoke with several witnesses, who supported the claim of self-defense by the officers…
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