Four of the 18-thousand homes that have registered for the Shelter At Home program have been repaired. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Flood victims testified at a meeting of the Senate Small Business Committee this morning to voice their concerns about the federal flood response. Halen Doughty has more…
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Construction has only been completed on four flood victims’ homes as part of the new Shelter At Home program. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says she expects that number to rise quickly over the next few days. She says with so many people registered for the program, it’s taking a while to get to them all.
Payer says 357 homes are under construction now, while 850 are in the process of getting work orders. She says the program is only a few weeks old so they had to get their team put together. She says initially they had five contractors, but they are hiring more.
Payer says over 12-hundred homes have been inspected, and more than 2-thousand inspections are scheduled. She says an additional 14-hundred homes are ready to be inspected. She says once construction beings, the homeowners can get back in their homes soon after.
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An arrest has been made in the case of the elderly couple found murdered in a barn near their Avoyelles parish home. Chief Deputy Steven Martel with the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says the couple’s grandson, 28-year-old Michael Mayeaux, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder. He says autopsy results are pending, but the initial findings were gruesome.
Martel says 69-year-old Hillman Mayeaux and his 67-year-old wife Eloise were found near their property in Bordelonville yesterday afternoon after they were reported missing earlier that day. He says Michael Mayeaux does have a record, but has never been charged with any violent crimes.
Martel says there is a known motive, but they are not releasing it publicly. He says Bordelonville is a small, tightknit community. He says this crime came as a shock to everyone.
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US Senator David Vitter led a meeting of the Senate Small Business Committee this morning to address concerns of Louisiana flood victims. State Representative Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales owns Car Craft Automotive and spoke at the hearing. He says communication between state and local officials and FEMA have been a big problem.
Schexnayder says some of his constituents are living in tents or repairing their homes on their own, because the feds are taking too long. President and CEO of the Central Chamber of Commerce, Ron Erickson Sr., raised concerns about flood victims possibly having to elevate their homes.
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Vitter encouraged people to contact his office if they are having trouble cutting through the red tape with federal agencies. He says today’s hearing is an important step to getting more assistance and helping his colleagues understand the level of devastation from this flood.
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US Representative Charles Boustany says allegations that he was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish are false and hurtful. He says operatives working for State Treasurer John Kennedy are spreading these lies. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says there is no actual evidence that Boustany had anything to do with those women…:
The accusations are published in a new book about the murders. A spokesperson for the Kennedy campaign says the book speaks for itself. Both men are seeking the US Senate seat up for grabs in November. Dubos says, when it comes to the politics of all this, it’s really up to voters to decide who to believe and what to believe…:
Boustany says he is more proud of his work as a faithful husband and father than he is about anything else he’s done in his life. Dubos says he feels most voters will wait and see if any additional information on the allegation comes out, and how Kennedy and Boustany handle it…:
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