A FEMA announcement regarding the partial government shutdown sparked concerns for homeowners and real estate professionals over funding for the National Flood Insurance Program.

However, Senator Bill Cassidy said FEMA made an error as he assured flood insurance policy holders that FEMA will maintain the government supported flood insurance program.

FEMA reversed course on Friday announcing a change to their policy from a previous announcement earlier in the week.

Thousands of homeowners in Louisiana currently have the flood insurance through the program.

The New Orleans Saints have a notable birthday as head coach Sean Payton turns 55 years old today.

His coaching career began in 1988 after playing quarterback in college and a short career in the Arena Football League. Payton did manage to play three NFL games as a Chicago Bear as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike.

But he found greater success off of the field as a coach for various teams. Payton’s first NFL head coaching job was for the Saints beginning in 2006.

To date, he has more victories than any other Saints coach in the team’s history including a 2010 Super Bowl victory.

Authorities in St. Tammany Parish keeping an eye on river levels in the Covington area, which could affect residents in low lying areas.

Heavy rainfall on Thursday has portions of the state monitoring waterways including St. Tammany parish. St. Tammany Emergency Management Director Dexter Accardo.

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The Louisiana penitentiary at Angola has a program for inmates to train service dogs to benefit military veterans.

The “Prisoners Assisting Warriors Service” or PAWS for short, prepares canines to serve former military service members dealing with physical or mental challenges according to the Advocate newspaper.

The program began in July of 2017 and has placed three service dogs with veterans thus far.

Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlance describes the program as a unique opportunity that’s a “win-win.”