U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy said FEMA was mistaken when it said it could not issue or renew National Flood Insurance Program policies during a partial government shutdown.

FEMA released a statement on Friday changing their policy from a previous announcement earlier this week.

Cassidy issued a statement assuring that FEMA will start selling flood insurance policies again.

Over half a million homeowners in Louisiana currently have the flood insurance through the program.

The state’s median household income still lags 14,000 dollars a year behind the national average.

To combat this, the Economic Development Department is emphasizing growth in high skill sectors that provide higher wages.

Secretary Don Pierson says workers should get the necessary training to qualify for those higher income jobs.

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More information on workforce training programs, visit laworks.net.

A new world record was set in Shreveport for the largest gumbo ever cooked, all in celebration of the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Three people are under arrest in connection with a Christmas day murder in Bastrop.

39-year-old Shwanda Robinson was murdered in her apartment around 3:30 that morning.

Now 34-year-old Tiffany Coleman, 36-year-old Anthony Walker, and 18-year-old Markeice Ethridge are facing second degree murder charges.