State investigators are looking into the deaths of four nursing home patients who were among the hundreds of nursing home residents sent to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish as Hurricane Ida was racing towards Louisiana. The warehouse had 843 patients, when capacity called for no more than 350, so it made for some difficult conditions inside. Independence Police Chief Frank Edwards says an investigation will determine why this happened, but something led to this terrible situation…
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Governor Edwards is calling for a full investigation.

These nursing home deaths bring the death toll from Ida in Louisiana to nine. Edwards remains concerned about heat-related death as the clean-up continues…
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says if your property sustained wind damage from Hurricane Ida file your claim sooner, rather than later. Donelon says the state’s Named Storm Deductible law (letting your insurer collect 2-to-5 percent of your assessed value often discourages people from filing…
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Donelon says even if your Named Storm Deductible is higher than your assessed damage, it counts against any possible future claims this year, and can only be assessed once a year.

Entergy believes much of the New Orleans area will see power return by Wednesday. Damage assessments continue on the coast and in the immediate path of the storm, so specific restoration times are still not known for Terrebonne, Lafourche and lower Jefferson Parish. Entergy’s Deanna Lafont says Ida damaged 12-hundred poles in Lafourche…
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An investigation is underway into the death of four nursing home residents who were transported to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish that was overcrowded with other nursing home patients. Independence Police Chief Frank Edwards says 843 patients were put in the warehouse when capacity called for up to 350. Edwards says he notified his brother, Governor John Bel Edwards…
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The nursing home patients sent to this warehouse in Independence came from seven southeastern Louisiana nursing homes owned by Bob Dean, who has not commented. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter…
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Identities of the deceased have not been released.

President Biden will tour the devastation today left by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter on the president’s visit…
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The President is set to arrive in New Orleans at noon and then travel to Reserve and LaPlace. He’ll also travel down to Lafourche Parish. Entergy’s Deanna Lafont is trying to get the power back on in Lafourche…
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An investigation is underway into the death of four nursing home patients who were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish ahead of Hurricane Ida. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida is up to nine. That includes these nursing home deaths and three individuals who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Jefferson Parish.

President Joe Biden arrives in Louisiana later today to survey Hurricane Ida damage. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says there’s little doubt in his mind the President will be taken aback by the destruction…
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President Biden has said the federal government is here to help Louisiana.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon wants to debunk a rumor that’s circulating. Donelon says insurance companies can not cancel your coverage or raise your rates based on filing a claim due to property damage from Hurricane Ida…
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Donelon encourages storm victims who suffered property damages to file their claims now in order to get an adjuster to come to your home.

Four nursing home residents are dead after seven nursing homes in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, and Terrebonne Parishes were evacuated last Friday to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish located in Independence. Independence Police Chief Frank Edwards says the warehouse owned by Waterbury Companies was only equipped for 300 to 350 patients.
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According to The Advocate the seven nursing homes are owned by Bob Dean, who has not commented.

President Biden will travel to New Orleans today to see first-hand the Hurricane Ida damage. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter will be among the contingent from Louisiana who will greet the President when he arrives…
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If you sustained wind damage from Hurricane Ida, the state’s insurance commissioner has some advice for you. Kevin Gallagher has more.
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According to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 878-thousand customers are still without power. That’s 39-percent of the state’s utility customers.

Entergy officials say they are working on providing the public with estimated power restoration times. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A lack of gasoline and many stations without electricity to power pumps are hampering recovery efforts in southeast Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more from Governor Edwards

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Entergy officials plan to complete their damage assessments today, which will allow them to give customers an estimated restoration time. Entergy Louisiana President Phillip May says thousands of customers should have electricity back soon

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May says they are starting to make progress in restoring power to coastal parishes that did not receive the brunt of the storm…

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May says returning power to critical infrastructure is a priority and that includes hotels because they have 25-thousand linemen helping to get the lights back on…

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The lack of fuel for cars and generators continues to plague the Bayou State amidst recovery from Hurricane Ida. Governor John Bel Edwards says as many as eight refineries were down in Louisiana earlier this week, only adding insult to injury.

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Edwards says the state did get a break in the form of a waiver from the IRS to use red dye, or off-road diesel, in the parishes of southeast Louisiana for 15 days.

The Governor says he’s been in discussions with the White House to have fuel sent as soon as possible to the state to ease gas lines and assist emergency responders.

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Edwards points out the irony that two-thirds of the state’s refinery capacity is down…

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Edwards says the President has the ability to ask the Department of Energy along with other Federal agencies, and those in the private sector, to send fuel to Louisiana.

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A 57-year-old Keithville man, Clemon Hanson, Sr., is being held on 900-thousand dollars bond on an array of child sex charges. Caddo Parish sheriff’s office spokesperson, Cindy Chadwick, says the crimes date back for decades.

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Chadwick says Detective Chris Ardoin says Hanson may have committed similar crimes against other victims and in parishes other than Caddo.
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Chadwick says it wasn’t until this past July when a complaint alleged that Hanson forced a juvenile to watch pornography.

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The charges against Hanson include the aggravated rape of a 12-year-old when he was 19.

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President Joe Biden provided an update today on how the federal government is helping Louisiana recover from Hurricane Ida. The president, who will tour the devastation tomorrow, says his administration is working on increasing the supply of gasoline

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Mr. Biden says to help utility companies assess the damage from the storm in order to restore the power, the F-A-A has authorized the use of surveillance drones and the Pentagon will provide satellite imagery…

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The President has also heard some insurance companies may deny coverage for additional living assistance expenses unless the homeowner was under a mandatory evacuation. Biden is asking insurance providers not to use technicalities to duck their responsibilities

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