The Restore Louisiana Task Force, a group charged with putting a mechanism in place to get federal aid into the hands of flood victims, meets today. The state has just been told it will receive at least 438-million dollars. Co-chairman of the Task Force and former Denham Springs Mayor Jimmy Durbin says they are confident that money is a down payment:
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He says they’ll get an update on that effort today by US Senator Bill Cassidy.

It’s been nice out but we’re running a little warm in Louisiana for October. That’s according to State climatologist Barry Keim. He says when it comes to rainfall this year, we’ve been feast or famine, and right now its famine…:
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Keim says there is a possibility of a front coming through towards the end of next week, which could bring some rain and lower temperatures.

An East Baton Rouge Parish flood victim has won $1 million from the Powerball. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says they were thrilled to find out 72-year-old James Lapeze was the winner…:
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Chopin says after federal and state withholdings, Lapeze will take home $700-thousand.

LSU Health New Orleans is looking for patients to participate in a clinical trial to treat Merkel cell carcinoma. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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