16 of 23 Hurricane Laura damaged parishes have been approved for FEMA individual assistance. Ouachita, Vermilion, Rapides, Natchitoches, and Lincoln are among the parishes who are now eligible for aid that includes temporary housing and home repairs. Senator Bill Cassidy…
Edwards says over 71-thousand Louisianans have already applied for FEMA Individual assistance.
The Department of Children and Family Services is asking those impacted by Hurricane Laura to pre-register for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Those currently receiving SNAP benefits are already registered for DSNAP, but DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says DCFS has a new system, and with that, their old database of DSNAP registrants is gone.
Cut 15 (12) “…need to pre-register.”
Severe hurricane damage to southwest Louisiana has halted chemical manufacturing in one of the nation’s busiest industrial zones. Louisiana Chemical Association President Greg Bowser says they were spared the anticipated 15 feet of storm surge but the category four winds did a number on their facilities.
The Lake Charles Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal is one of the nation’s few LNG terminals.
A recall petition to remove Governor John Bel Edwards has been filed by two Eunice men. The two have 180 days to collect about 600,000 signatures needed to trigger the recall vote. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says recalling a Governor is a mammoth task made all the more unlikely by the current pandemic conditions.