The Restore Louisiana Task Force met for the second time Friday and were told that they need to decide quickly how to disperse the $438 million dollars to flood victims. Congressman Garret Graves says the effort to get even more money to Louisiana would be easier if they could tell Congress how the dollars are being spent…:
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Graves says Louisiana’s congressional delegation will seek additional funding from Congress after the November election.

Two kids face over 150 charges each related to grave desecration in Independence in Tangipahoa Parish. President of the Colonial Cemetery Association Vincent Spitale on what was destroyed…:
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The juveniles accused are 12 and 14 years old.

The ACLU of Louisiana is looking into the incident at Caldwell Parish High School where students were apparently strip searched by school officials who were trying to locate stolen money. The organization says that was an invasion of privacy and due process rights of students and that the school should apologize to the 9th graders and uphold the law. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.

Officials announce plans to dispose of volatile explosives at Camp Minden in Webster Parish that led to a bunker exploding in September. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Brown says there are three bunkers that contain an unstable compound, and on Monday they plan to open the doors on the first to let the fire out…:
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He says they will do the other two on separate dates later in the month.