Just under 300-thousand Entergy customers remain without power in southeast Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Zeta. Over half of the residents in St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and Jefferson Parishes do not have electricity. Entergy CEO Phillip May says Zeta delivered heavy wind damage in many places but thankfully didn’t damage core pieces of the Entergy grid. That being said…

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May is hopeful a lot of progress can be made today.

But with election day right around the corner, Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s likely some polling stations in southeast Louisiana will be without power…

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Edwards says they are working to identify every polling station that will not be in service Tuesday so they can select alternate locations.

When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says always get a written contract of work to be performed and that the contractor is responsible for acquiring all required permits.

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Donelon also recommends asking the contractor’s insurance carrier to mail a certificate of coverage directly to you.

Louisiana’s congressional delegation request for a 100-percent Federal Cost Share of debris removal from Hurricane Laura receives approval from President Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy says this will take the burden off local communities.

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Officials are optimistic that the power won’t be out for much longer in southeast Louisiana for most customers. Entergy CEO Phillip May says crews have been working around the clock and they now have a good estimation as to when you should have your lights back on…

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According to the Public Service Commission 318,000 customers are still without power.

Louisiana’s congressional delegation request for a 100-percent Federal Cost Share of debris removal from Hurricane Laura receives approval from President Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy says both COVID and two hurricanes have exhausted several communities with recovery efforts. Cassidy says this is great financial news for those areas devasted by Laura.

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When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says always get a written contract of work to be performed with a separate break out of labor cost and cost of materials.

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McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says as they rebuild the campus, student housing is a top priority

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Total damage to the entire university when you also combine water damage from Hurricane Delta is 200-million dollars.

Officials anticipate a majority of customers will have their power back in southeast Louisiana by the end of the weekend, but some areas might still be out through Tuesday. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Governor Edwards announced the appointment of Louisiana State Police Captain Lamar Davis as Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Superintendent of LSP. Davis replaces outgoing Superintendent Kevin Reeves who is retiring after 30 years of service. Davis is a Baton Rouge native and has been with the LSP since 1998.

Louisiana’s congressional delegation request for a 100-percent Federal Cost Share of debris removal from Hurricane Laura receives approval from President Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy says this isn’t the first time Trump has approved a 100-percent cost share, it was approved in 2018 for Hurricane Michael and it prompted their request for the same for Louisiana.

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The Department of Transportation and its contractors alone have removed more than 1.4 million cubic yards of debris.

McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says Hurricane Laura alone produced 77-million dollars in damages to the academic portion of the campus. Burckel says students, faculty, and alumni can keep track of the rebuild process by visiting come-home-cowboys-dot-com

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Despite sustaining 200-million dollars in damages from two hurricanes, McNeese State plans to have students back on campus for the 2021 spring semester. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Officials anticipate a majority of customers will have their power back in southeast Louisiana by the end of the weekend but some areas might still be out through Tuesday. Matt Doyle has the story.

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McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says Hurricane Laura alone produced 77-million dollars in damages to the academic portion of the campus and multiple contractors have been hired so at least 30-percent of classes will be face-to-face instruction in January…

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Burckel says the speed in recovery is vital because their budget is based on student tuition. McNeese’s enrollment is around seven-thousand and Burckel says despite two hurricanes the school’s enrollment is only down 225 students from the Fall of 2019. He says as they rebuild the campus, student housing is a top priority

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Total damage to the entire university when you also combine water damage from Hurricane Delta is 200-million dollars.

Burkel says students, faculty, and alumni can keep track of the rebuild process by visiting come-home-cowboys-dot-com

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When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says always get a written contract of work to be performed with a separate break out of labor cost and cost of materials.

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Donelon also recommends adding to the contract that the contractor is responsible for acquiring all required permits.

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Donelon says before you sign a contract, make sure they are a licensed contractor with the state licensing board for contractors and check with the Better Business Bureau.

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Donelon also recommends asking the contractor’s insurance carrier to mail a certificate of coverage directly to you.

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Louisiana’s congressional delegation request for a 100-percent Federal Cost Share of debris removal from Hurricane Laura receives approval from President Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy says both COVID and two hurricanes have exhausted several communities with recovery efforts. Cassidy says this is great financial news for those areas devasted by Laura.

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The 100 percent of federal cost-share will last for a continuous period of 30 days. Before the request was amended by Congressional members, cities and parishes were required to pay 25-percent of debris removal.

Cassidy says this will take the burden off local communities.

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The Department of Transportation and its contractors alone have removed more than 1.4 million cubic yards of debris.

Cassidy says this isn’t the first time Trump has approved a 100-percent cost share, it was approved in 2018 for Hurricane Michael and it prompted their request for the same for Louisiana.

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Officials are optimistic that the power won’t be out for much longer in southeast Louisiana for most customers.

Entergy CEO Phillip May says crews have been working around the clock and they now have a good estimation as to when you should have your lights back on…

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328,000 Entergy customers remain without power (12PM).

May says Zeta delivered heavy wind damage in many places but thankfully didn’t damage core pieces of the Entergy grid. That being said…

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May estimates 90 percent of customers will be on within the week.

Governor Edwards says Election Day is Tuesday and it appears likely some polling stations in the southeast will be without power…

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Edwards says they are working to identify every polling station that will not be in service Tuesday so they have an opportunity to select alternate locations…

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Edwards expects they will have an answer to which stations are viable by sometime Saturday.

Governor Edwards says there may be polling stations in southeast Louisiana that do not have power restored before Tuesday. He says they are working to identify every polling station that will not be in service Tuesday so they have an opportunity to select alternate locations…

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Louisiana’s congressional delegation request for a 100-percent Federal Cost Share of debris removal from Hurricane Laura receives approval from President Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy says this will take the burden off local communities.

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Before the request was amended by Congressional members, cities and parishes were required to pay 25-percent of debris removal.

McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says Hurricane Laura alone produced 77-million dollars in damages to the academic portion of the campus and multiple contractors have been hired so at least 30-percent of classes will be face-to-face instruction in January…

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When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says before you sign a contract, make sure they are a licensed contractor with the state licensing board for contractors and check with the Better Business Bureau.

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Donelon also recommends asking the contractor’s insurance carrier to mail a certificate of coverage directly to you.

About 325-thousand customers remain without power in southeast Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Zeta. Over half of the residents in St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Jefferson Parishes do not have electricity. Entergy CEO Phillip May says Zeta delivered heavy wind damage in many places but thankfully didn’t damage core pieces of the Entergy grid. That being said…
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May is hopeful a lot of progress can be made today.

But with election day right around the corner, Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s likely some polling stations in southeast Louisiana will be without power…
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Edwards says they are working to identify every polling station that will not be in service Tuesday so they can select alternate locations.

President Trump has approved the 100-percent federal cost-share for Hurricane Laura debris removal over a 30-day period. Senator Bill Cassidy says this great news for local governments impacted by Laura…
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Despite sustaining 200-million dollars in damages from two hurricanes, McNeese State plans to have students back on campus for the spring semester…
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Officials are optimistic that the power won’t be out for much longer in southeast Louisiana for most customers. Entergy CEO Phillip May says crews have been working around the clock and they now have a good estimation as to when you should have your lights back on…

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As of noon, 328,000 Entergy customers remain without power.

When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says always get a written contract of work to be performed that the contractor is responsible for acquiring all required permits.

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Governor Edwards announced the appointment of Louisiana State Police Captain Lamar Davis as Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Superintendent of LSP. Davis replaces outgoing Superintendent Kevin Reeves who is retiring after 30 years of service. Davis is a Baton Rouge native and has been with the LSP since 1998.

McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says Hurricane Laura alone produced 77-million dollars in damages to the campus and the speed in recovery is vital because their budget is based on tuition. Current enrollment is around seven-thousand and Burkel says despite two hurricanes enrollment is only down 225 students from last Fall. He says as they rebuild the campus, student housing is a top priority

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The absolute deadline to request an absentee ballot for the November 3^rd election is today at 430 PM, and the deadline to return any outstanding ballots is Monday at 430 PM. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says if you’ve procrastinated this long and haven’t requested an absentee ballot your best bet is…

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Southeast Louisiana parish leaders are asking residents for patience and compliance as they work to get electricity back up and running and clean the streets. St. Tammany Parish. President Mike Cooper says tens of thousands are still without electricity, but power crews are swarming the area.

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McNeese State plans on students returning to campus for the 2021 spring semester. President Daryl Burckel says Hurricane Laura alone produced 77-million dollars in damages to the academic portion of the campus and multiple contractors have been hired so at least 30-percent of classes will be face-to-face instruction in January…

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Burkel says the speed in recovery is vital because their budget is based on student tuition.

When residents are picking up the pieces after a hurricane, “storm chasers” as they are known routinely descend upon the area to take advantage of homeowners. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says always get a written contract of work to be performed and a separate break out of labor cost and cost of materials.

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Donelon also recommends asking the contractor’s insurance carrier to mail a certificate of coverage directly to you.

Today’s the last day to request an absentee ballot for the November 3^rd election. Matt Doyle explains.

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Federal investigators are looking for a Louisiana absentee voter in Texas whose mail-in ballot was found open and left in the trash. The ballot is presumed stolen from a post office in Houston. KPRC-TV in Houston says the ballot addressed for Baton Rouge was found in a dumpster at an apartment complex, it showed a vote for President Trump. Security camera footage shows two men dumping white postal bins into the dumpster.

We still don’t have a timeline for when power will be restored for most customers impacted by Hurricane Zeta, but it appears it could be out in some areas through the November 3^rd election. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says he’s confident that one way or another they can deliver this election to the people of southeast Louisiana, whether that means generators or other options…

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As COVID cases across the country are on the rise, comparatively Louisiana’s case rates have been steady for the past month. However, Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says they are starting to see an uptick in the Bayou State. Dr. Kanter says contract tracing indicates outbreaks at religious services, high school football games, and small gatherings in backyards.

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The deadline to receive an absentee ballot for Tuesday’s Presidential election is today at 4:30 PM. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says they received over 200,000 requests for absentee ballots this cycle, and over 146,000 have been turned in, and about 16,000 people who requested one ended up voting in person instead.
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Absentee ballots must be returned to your parish registrar of voters office by 4:30 PM.

Some polling locations have been changed in the Lake Charles area because of Hurricane Laura and that could also happen in Hurricane Zeta impacted areas in southeast Louisiana if the power can not be restored soon. Governor John Bel Edwards….
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Region 8, which is northeast Louisiana has a coronavirus positivity test rate above 10-percent and the state health department says percent positivity appears to be trending upward in most regions of the state…
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Many High School principal Norman Booker has been arrested for the alleged sexual assaults of juveniles while he was a coach in Sabine Parish in the mid-1990s. Authorities say two victims have come forward in recent months disclosing sexual acts by Booker while they were students in high school. Booker has been booked on several charges, including oral sexual battery and two counts of indecent behavior with juveniles.