Congressman Garret Graves is not pleased the proposal to get 500 million dollars in federal aid to assist flood victims is tied up in politics. The money is earmarked as disaster assistance for multiple states. Graves says he’s been trying to collect as many flood stories as he can so that he can get the message out to Congress how dire the situation in Louisiana is…:
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Former KKK Grand Wizard and U.S. Senate candidate David Duke is expected to be at protest in Jackson Square today where the activist group, Take Em Down NOLA, will push to remove the statue of Andrew Jackson. Duke’s website says he will be pushing to keep the monument up. But group member Malcom Suber says their position has always been to remove any monuments that represent white supremacy.
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Hunters for the Hungry is hosting their annual Cleanout your Freezer day tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m. for hunters to donate last season’s game before the start of hunting season. H-F-H Executive Director Jimmy Anthony says there are 12 collection sites and to find one in your area visit hunters-the-number-4-hungry-louisiana-dot-org (hunters4hungrylouisiana.org). He says they are not collecting any meat over a year old.

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Over 100-thousand dollars has been donated to Livingston Parish Schools to help in the flood recovery process. Superintendent Rick Wentzel says the St. Tammany Parish School System really stepped up to help. He also says they received a massive donation from a big named celebrity.
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