20,000 homeowners who suffered major flood damage in 2016 did not complete a short survey to see if they were eligible for the 1.3 billion dollars in federal recovery aid. Anyone who suffered one foot of flooding or at least 8,000 dollars’ worth of damage was eligible to potentially receive RESTORE grants. Division of Administration Executive Director Pat Forbes says that’s despite a substantial media blitz and…
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Forbes says many flood victims chose to do the recovery on their own or decided they were not eligible for the federal grant money, because they already received an SBA loan.

State Police have arrested a 29-year-old Prairieville woman in a fatal hit-and-run that took place yesterday morning on Jefferson Highway in Ascension Parish. Trooper Bryan Lee says Brittany Mackey faces multiple charges…
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31-year-old Christian Martinez of Kenner died in the hit-and-run.

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries are rolling out signs alerting people of a threatened species you might not expect to encounter in the Bayou State: Manatees. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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