The Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program has distributed nearly 92-million dollars to over 31-hundred homeowners affected by last year’s historic floods. The state received one-point-seven billion dollars from Congress to help with the recovery, so Pat Forbes, executive director of the Office of Community Development, says they still have a lot more money to hand out, but they need flood victims to complete the application process…
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Forbes says so far Restore Louisiana has served only about 10-percent of the people they hoped to serve.

Traffic is already building on some of the state’s interestates as this is the busiest travel day of the year. AAA estimated 51-million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving weekend, the most since 2005.

Good news for a family in Caddo Parish. Zack Wilson of Keithville is returning home today after he was detained in Guatemala after ammunition was found in his backpack during the screening process at the airport. Wilson forgot the ammunition was in his bag, but he was charged as a terrorist. Louisiana’s congressional delegation worked to bring Wilson back to the United States.

The Alzheimer’s Association Louisiana chapter is offering tips on how to handle holiday gatherings with a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s. Stacey Denham says let guests know what to expect before they arrive….
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Denham it’s also important to keep Azheimer’s sufferers involved in the celebrations.