A University of New Orleans survey finds President Trump has a much higher approval rating in Louisiana than he does nationwide. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A report from WalletHub finds Louisiana is the second most stressed state. Halen Doughty has more on why we are stressed out…
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The state is one step closer to dispensing federal flood recovery dollars to families affected by the 2016 floods. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A University of New Orleans poll finds President Donald Trump approval rating in Louisiana is at 58-percent, which equals the 58-percent received from the state’s voters in November. A recent Gallup poll found President Trump’s approval rating at 38-percent nationwide. UNO pollster Ed Chervenak says Mr. Trump’s approval rating in Louisiana is much higher here
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The survey also shows a majority of independents and third party members also approve of the president. Chervenak says they surveyed 740 residents and found there is a large racial divide with 71-percent of whites rating Trump positively, 70-percent of blacks rate him negatively.
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Mr. Trump has received criticism for failing to get legislation passed for repealing and replacing Obamacare. There have also been concerns over his relationship with Russia. Chervenak says Trump supporters in Louisiana are giving the president the benefit of the doubt. He says it’s too early for many voters to pass judgement.
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Louisiana is the second most stressed state, according to a report by WalletHub. Michelle Many (Main-ee) with LSU Health New Orleans believes that’s because so many in the Bayou State are poor. Many says a lack of money can prevent people from getting the psychological help they need.
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Many says it’s not surprising WalletHub ranked the Bayou State the worst state for psychologists per capita, since access is governed by income. The report finds Louisiana’s crime rate is the fourth worst in the nation and high crime rates can also take a toll on a person’s mental health.
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According to WalletHub, Louisiana has the 4th highest rate of adults in poor health. Many says when people are living in poverty, they sometimes have to make decisions that make sense financially, but not in terms of health.
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Recovery efforts are underway from the severe weather that damaged homes and killed two people. Spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Mike Steele says they are working with parish leaders in hard hit areas to see what kind of assistance is needed. He says preliminary damage assessment teams will survey the destruction.
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Steele says Rapides seems to be the hardest hit parish, but this was an unusual weather event that affected nearly every corner of the state.
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The severe weather caused for road closures in many parishes, uprooted trees and left thousands without power. Steele says Governor Edwards took a trip to Alexandria and Breaux Bridge to see the damage first hand. He says a mother and her 3-year-old daughter died after their trailer flipped in Breaux Bridge early Sunday morning.
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A GoFundMe account has been set up for funeral expenses in the name of Francine Gotch and her toddler, Neveah Alexander. An account has also been set up at Farmers Merchant Bank and donations can be made at all bank locations in St. Martin Parish.
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Victims of last year’s devastating floods will be asked to fill out a survey soon to see if they are eligible for the federally funded homeowner assistance program. Congress has appropriated 1.6 billion that will soon become available. The Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Julie Baxter Payer says the first step for every homeowner who needs assistance is to fill out the survey at restore.la.gov.
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Payer says the survey will be available Monday, and flood victims can learn more about the homeowner assistance program online. She says homeowners will be able to choose between state managed construction, where the state would oversee rebuilding, or a homeowner managed option, where people would oversee their construction with financial assistance from the state. She says there’s also a reimbursement option.
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Payer says 193-thousand families were affected by the March and August floods, and they’re working to get enough federal money to help as many as they can. She says federal law requires the state to dispense the initial $438 million that was approved first, which is going to families who need it most.
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The LSU baseball team returns to the diamond tonight for the first time since Saturday’s stunning loss to Texas A&M. The Tigers led that game 3-0 in the 9th inning, but ended up losing 4-to-3. LSU has lost five of its last seven, but Coach Paul Mainieri still has a lot of faith in his team, but they need to be more consistent in certain areas…
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LSU has fallen out of the top ten in the major college baseball polls and they are in fourth place in the SEC with a 5-4 league record. But Mainieri says he’s not giving up on the season…
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LSU hosts Grambling State tonight and then travel to Arkansas this weekend. Mainieri expects the players will bounce back from a rough couple of weeks…
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