Louisiana saw a 15 percent decline in the rate of women who were murdered by men from 2017 to 2018. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The state reported 581 more coronavirus cases today bringing the state’s total to over 163-thousand. The state also reported 16 more deaths which brings the state’s death toll to 5,241. The number of patients hospitalized by COVID fell by 17 to 575.

FEMA is providing manufactured housing units to residents in southwest Louisiana who are not able to live in their homes because of Hurricane Laura damage. FEMA Division Supervisor Gerry Stolar says there are about 92-hundred households in six parishes who qualify for this type of assistance
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Stolar says they are also looking at putting dozens of manufactured homes in lots around Lake Charles.

For the first time in weeks, the National Hurricane Center is NOT monitoring any named systems or disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. But State Climatologist Barry Keim says he’s still expecting a record this year for named storms…
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There have been 23 named storms this year and the record was set in 2005 with 27.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has come under fire after the state voter registration portal was shut down for “scheduled maintenance” for hours on National Voter Registration Day Tuesday. New State Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt says this is a case of voter suppression…
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The site was down from 8 PM to 11:30 PM. Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin calls it an unfortunate error and reminds voters they have until October 13 to register to vote.

The Louisiana Unclaimed Property Program is once again temporarily short of money. It also happened two years ago. State Treasurer John Schroder says the Legislature draws 10-to-15 million dollars a year out of the program to supplement the budget, but that’s becoming less feasible…
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Schroder says the shortfall will mean a delay in claiming Unclaimed Property.

FEMA RVs are headed to southwest Louisiana for residents whose homes are uninhabitable due to Hurricane Laura. FEMA hopes to place trailers on the homeowner’s property, but they may also create R-V parks. FEMA will contact residents whose homes have been identified as uninhabitable. Individual Assistance Supervisor Liz Redferan says if a Laura survivor initially declines the offer, they can reconsider
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After a frantic pace of named storms, it’s very quiet in the tropics. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the quiet period is due to the nature of tropical systems…
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The National Hurricane Center is currently not monitoring any systems in the Gulf or Atlantic.

FEMA has announced that Calcasieu Parish residents who are not able to live in their home because of Hurricane Laura damage qualify for housing assistance, which includes the placing of a FEMA RV or manufactured home on a survivor’s property. FEMA Division Supervisor Jerry Stolar says many of these homes were used four years ago…
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Stolar says FEMA is reaching out to residents who are eligible for this program.

Thousands of Louisiana residents will start to lose their state unemployment benefits because they run out after six months. Many people filed for unemployment in March and April because of the coronavirus shutdown. But Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says they can get unemployment through the feds…
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Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt calls it gross negligence on the part of Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin for allowing routine maintenance on the Secretary of State’s website on Tuesday night, which prohibited people from registering to vote on National Voter Registration Day. Katie Bernhardt says you still have until October 13th to register…
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Ardoin says the website error is unfortunate and he takes full responsibility.

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder says the Unclaimed Property Program is temporarily short of money, so residents who seek to claim money that belongs to them from that fund, will see a delay in getting their cash. Schroder says the shortfall is the result of budget sweeps and he says there’s a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would create the Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund…
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Louisiana residents looking to register to vote in the presidential election were not able to do so on Tuesday night, which was National Voter Registration Day. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the portal was down for regular maintenance and calls it an unfortunate error. But Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt says it was grossly negligent…
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You have until October 13th to register to vote for the November election.

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder says the state’s unclaimed property fund is temporarily running low on cash. Schroder says individuals who find money in the fund that belongs to them, may have to wait until late October before they get their cash…
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Schroder says the temporary shortfall is the result of 37-million dollars being used from the fund to help pay for state government.

FEMA is transporting manufactured housing units to southwest Louisiana for residents who are not able to live in their homes because of Hurricane Laura damage. FEMA Division Supervisor Jerry Stolar says there are 92-hundred individuals in Louisiana who qualify for this type of assistance…
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Stolar says are also looking at creating an RV or manufactured home park.

Wednesday is the deadline for U-S citizens to fill out the 2020 census. You can do so at 2020-census-dot-gov. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says federal funding for schools, hospitals and roads are based on the Census count.
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Nungesser says the census survey only takes a few minutes to complete.

It was six months ago when thousands of workers were forced to file for unemployment because of coronavirus pandemic business closures. Matt Doyle reports those workers who are still out of work can no longer collect unemployment from the state…
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FEMA RVs are headed to southwest Louisiana for residents whose homes are uninhabitable due to Hurricane Laura. FEMA representative Jerry Stolar says the first goal is to place trailers on the homeowner’s property, but they are also looking at creating R-V parks.

The Louisiana Unclaimed Property Program is once again temporarily short of money. It also happened two years ago. State Treasurer John Schroder says the Legislature draws 10-to-15 million dollars a year out of the program to supplement the budget, but that’s becoming less feasible…
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Schroder says the shortfall will mean that individuals will see a delay in getting money out of the fund, once they make a claim.

Next Wednesday is the deadline for all Louisiana households to compelte the 2020 Census. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says federal funding and representation is at stake…
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To complete the census go to my-2020-census-dot-gov.

Democrats are crying foul after the state voter registration website was down on Tuesday night which was National Voter Registration Day. Matt Doyle spoke with the new Chair of the state party…
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Entergy reports that it has cost one-point-four billion dollars to fix power lines and restore electricity in areas affected by Hurricane Laura. It’s unknown how much of the repair costs would be covered by the federal government or Entergy ratepayers. The restoration process is nearly complete as the utility company reports just 28-hundred outages.

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder says the Unclaimed Property Program is temporarily short of money, so residents who seek to claim money that belongs to them from that fund, will see a delay in getting their cash. Schroder says the shortfall is the result of budget sweeps and he says there’s a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would create the Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund…
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The deadline for residents to complete the 2020 Census is Wednesday and about 10-percent of Louisianians have failed to respond. That’s according to Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser who is concerned because federal funding is at stake…
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To respond to the Census go to my2020census.gov.

Tens of thousands of Louisianans will stop receiving state unemployment payments this week, and start drawing down federally extended benefits. That’s because the state only pays out unemployment for six months and these individuals first filed for unemployment in March. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie…
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But Dejoie says many of these individuals can still receive unemployment benefits from the federal government for another 13 weeks.

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder says the state’s unclaimed property fund is temporarily running low on cash. Schroder says individuals who find money in the fund that belongs to them, may have to wait until late October before they get their money…
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Schroder says the temporary shortfall is the result of 37-million dollars being used from the fund to help pay for state government.

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has come under fire after the state voter registration portal was shut down for “scheduled maintenance” for hours on National Voter Registration Day Tuesday. New State Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt says this is a case of voter suppression…
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The site was down from 8 PM to 11:30 PM. Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin calls it an unfortunate error and he takes full responsibility. Ardoin reminds voters they have until October 13 to register to vote or change their party affiliation for the November 3rd presidential election.