The Louisiana Office of Community Development says they are now encouraging flood victims who have already filled out the Restore Louisiana survey, to complete a formal application for aid. OCD Executive Director Pat Forbes says they’ve received about 46,300 survey submissions…:
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The homeowner assistance program so far has offered grant awards totaling $122 million dollars to 4200 applicants. Find out more online at Restore.La.Gov.

It’s another big shopping day as stores view after-Christmas sales the final round of the 2017 retail rush. LSU Marketing professor Dan Rice says it’s a big day for returns and exchanges…:
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A Southern Media and Opinion Research poll shows a majority of Louisianans disagree with the direction the state is going. Matt Doyle has more…:
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A woman is facing multiple felony charges after crashing into a mother and her baby on Christmas Eve in Tickfaw, killing them both, while fleeing the scene of an earlier crash. State Police believe 36-year-old Jillian Pamela Ramsay of Loranger was impaired when she collided with the car 19-year-old Shelly Mulkey, and her 7-month-old son, Ryan McCollum Jr., were passengers in.