Two years ago, devastating flood waters were impacting Louisiana, causing eight billion dollars in property damage from Acadiana to areas east of Baton Rouge. Livingston Parish was one of the hardest hit areas and recently it was announced that money is available to complete construction of the Comite River Diversion. Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks says once that project is completed, it should mimimize flooding…
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Ricks says recovery from the August 2016 flood is about 85-percent complete in his parish.

A look at the Secretary of State’s race, shows many of the candidates are loaning themselves huge amounts of money for the November sixth election. Campaign finance reports show Julie Stokes and Heather Cloud each made six-figure loans to their campaigns.

Cox Automotive reports used car prices are rising, and so is the demand as there was a three-percent increase in used vehicle sales in July, when compared to July of 2017. These are national numbers. But Louisiana Automobile Dealers Assocation President Will Green says the state’s slower economic growth resulting from the depression of the oil industry is keeping used car prices lower here than the rest of the nation…
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With a new school year getting underway or already underway for some, the state’s head librarian is reminding families about a website that can provide free online tutoring, test prep and job search assistance. Rebecca Hamilton says it’s called home-work-la-dot-org…
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Academic tutoring for grade school and even adult education is available from 2 PM to midnight, Sunday to Thursday.