Flood victims could soon be one step closer to receiving disaster assistance when Recovery Louisiana opens the application process on Monday. Julie Baxter Payer, the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, says there are state-managed and homeowner-managed construction options. Or victims can choose to be paid back…:
CUT 14 (08) “of their homes”
Congress has appropriated 1.6 billion. The survey is online at restore.la.gov beginning Monday.

A recent WalletHub report finds Louisiana is the 2nd most stressed state in the nation. Michelle Many (Main-ee) with LSU Health New Orleans says there is a high crime rate here which can take a toll of a person’s mental health…:
Cut 8 (07) “more stressed”
Americans commonly identified money, work and the economy as their biggest sources of worry.

Recovery efforts are underway from the severe weather that damaged homes and killed two people. Spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Mike Steele says Governor Edwards took a trip to Alexandria and Breaux Bridge to see the damage first hand. He says a mother and her 3-year-old daughter died after their trailer flipped in Breaux Bridge early Sunday morning…:
Cut 12 (09) “that family”
The GoFundMe is in the name of Francine Gotch and her toddler, Neveah Alexander.

President Donald Trump remains popular in Louisiana with a recent UNO poll showing a 58% approval rating. But Pollster Ed Chervenak says there is a big racial divide with 71-percent of whites rating Mr. Trump positively, and 70-percent of blacks rate him negatively….:
Cut 5 (10) “divide”
Gallup finds Mr. Trump’s approval rating nationwide is just 38%.