500-million dollars in federal flood aid has been contained in a spending bill in Congress that will be voted on next week. US Senator Bill Cassidy says if the legislation is approved, it will be up to Governor Edwards on how the money will be appropriated…
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Cassidy is also confident Congress will consider another federal flood recovery package when they come back for a lame duck session in November.

Governor Edwards has responded to a viral video that shows shoddy work done as part of the Shelter at Home Program. 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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Edwards says the home in the video would still need to be inspected, before the work could be declared complete.

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…
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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.

A new poll by Southern Media and Opinion Research finds Governor John Bel Edwards’ approval rating is up 13 points since May. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says the governor still faces some hurdles, especially with housing issues after the flooding. But he says this popularity will likely benefit him during the next legislative session.