The Salvation Army is collecting donations to help the thousands of storm victims who lost everything in the flood. Don Molino has more…
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Plans are underway to determine temporary housing for flood victims still in shelters. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Thousands of south Louisiana residents lost everything in the flood, and the Salvation Army is taking donations to help the people who were affected. Capt. Brett Meredith is the Commander of the Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge. He says every donation helps.
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Meredith says during disasters they only accept new items, not things that are gently used. He says it’s important to remember that flood victims in the hardest hit areas lost literally everything they own.
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Meredith says 100% of donations go to the flood victims. All monetary donations can be made by texting STORM to 51555. He says the Salvation Army continues to distribute goods, even though their facilities in Baton Rouge took on water damage..
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The Salvation Army will distribute truckloads of goods and supplies at Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge today and tomorrow.
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The Department of Children and Family Services says as of this morning, there are a little over 4-thousand flood victims still in shelters. Deputy Secretary Terri Ricks says some flood victims went home once the water receded and the power returned. She says they are working on a plan for housing those who have nowhere else to go.
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Ricks says we’ve already seen come consolidation and expects the River Center and Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge will come together so Celtic can get back to business. She says no firm decisions have been made on temporary housing, but…
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Ricks says a meeting is being held today with the Governor and FEMA to determine how to move forward with housing for the near and distant future.
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Former-Saints player Darren Sharper will spend 18 years in a federal prison for drugging and raping 9 women in four states. Legal analyst Tim Meche says today, Sharper got the deal of the century. He says many people are wondering how he got such a break on his sentence.
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In the courtroom, Sharper said he made some “heinous decisions” and that he’s like to apologize “a thousand times” to the victims. Meche says Sharper’s money was probably more help to him in this case than his Saints fame.
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Originally, Sharper worked out an agreement with prosecutors that would have led to a nine-year prison sentence, but last June U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected it, because it was too lenient. Legal analyst Chick Foret…
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The sentence of 18 years and four months is 15 months shy of the maximum sentence.
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Over 85-thousand people have registered for federal disaster assistance with FEMA after the devastating floods ravaged thousands of homes in south Louisiana. FEMA Spokesperson Maria Padron says to register, call the disaster hotline at 1 (800) 621-FEMA and the lines are open until 10 p.m. seven days a week. She says the next step is an inspector will come out to the home to verify the losses.
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Padron says in the next few days FEMA will be opening disaster recovery centers so flood victims can come in and ask questions. She says the amount of money you receive goes on a case by case basis.
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Padron says the average payment received is about 2-thousand dollars and money could come quickly if your paperwork is filed promptly.
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