A state law limits the search for the new State Police superintendent, as Col. Mike Edmonson is set to retire on Friday. Jeff Palermo has more on the restriction…

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Former Louisiana Congressman John Fleming has found a job within the Trump Administration. Fleming has been hired as deputy assistant secretary for health technology within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Fleming will seek ways to improve how doctors can use technology to practice medicine.

Rental property owners in Louisiana are stepping up to help flood victims struggling to find housing. Governor John Bel Edwards says one in four flood victims are renters. He says federal dollars will be available to help these people get back into rental properties.

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HUD says 373 flood victims are still living in hotels.

Today is Ag Day — one to celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture; and recognize the contribution of the industry in our everyday lives. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says today is also a celebration of the fact that we enjoy the lowest cost of food in of the industrialized world.

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Strain says, given the floods in March and August, 2016 was a difficult year for many farms across the state.