FEMA owned temporary housing units are returning to Louisiana for flood victims who are in the process of rebuilding their homes. Governor John Bel Edwards says these trailer units are different from what we saw after Hurricane Katrina…:
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He sys flood victims who suffered over 17-thousand dollars in damages to their homes are eligible for a trailer. And also renters who lost everything.

The tropical wave moving west over the Leeward Islands and about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico continues to lack a well-defined center, according to the National Hurricane Center. They say the system could still become a tropical cyclone during the next couple of days, but without a defined center of circulation forecasting the storm’s path is difficult. It’s still too far away to determine exactly what this system will do.

State leaders are at the Capitol today to discuss storm recovery. State Sen. Bodi White of Central says they hope to shed more light on what worked and didn’t work during this disaster. He says the more information they can push out to the public, the better…:
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He says the public will be able to make comments at next week’s meeting.

The historic floods in north Louisiana in Monroe, and the ongoing situation in South Louisiana hit five months apart, but are very different events.
Halen Doughty has more…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards says they will begin offering HUD-approved housing to flood victims beginning Monday. People will be able to stay in the manufactured housing units for up to 18 months. Edwards also introduced a program allowing people to get into their homes quicker. He says the Shelter At Home Program seeks to get people back into their own homes quickly…:
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Homeowners can only qualify if their home can become habitable with $15,000 or less in repairs.

A disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean still has not developed into a tropical depression or storm. The National Hurricane Center says there is a 50% chance this system near Puerto Rico will develop into at least a depression by Saturday and an 80% chance of development by next Tuesday. Where it may go from there is not clear. Computer models are still widely varying on the eventual path, but the majority show it heading for Florida.

Just five months after seeing residents of north Louisiana deal with a historic flood, south Louisianans are going through the same thing, but in very different ways. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The governor is touring Acadiana today and one of the stops will be in Youngsville. Mayor Ken Ritter says the flood devastated the Lafayette Parish town and they’re hoping for more federal assistance…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards has announced the state’s plan for getting flood victims out of shelters as quickly as possible. Jeff Palermo has more…:

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The governor is touring Acadiana today and one of the stops will be in Youngsville. Mayor Ken Ritter says the flood devastated the Lafayette Parish town, but they were able to quickly move into recovery…:
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State leaders will gather at the State Capitol today to discuss storm recovery. State Sen. Bodi White of Central says this hearing will hopefully shed light on what worked and didn’t work during this disaster. He says the more information they can push out to the public, the better…:
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He says anyone can attend but they will not be taking public comment today.

Louisiana has seen two very different historic floods just five months apart — one on the top half and one on the bottom. Rev. Allison Sauls was living in flooded areas during both disasters and says it’s been incredible to see folks who are still recovering up north coming to help people in south Louisiana where she lives now…:
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She says the flooding in the south was more widespread than it was up north.

Governor John Bel Edwards announces multiple options on how the state plans to house displaced flood victims. The governor says one option is manufactured homes for those who received extensive damage that will take months to repair…:
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Edwards says the program will be open on Monday and they’ll announce how people can apply.

The Louisiana Senate’s Homeland Security Committee holds a meeting today to get an update on recovery efforts two weeks after the floods. State Sen. Bodi White of Central says several agencies will meet and discuss the next steps…:
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White says the public is welcome to attend the meeting, or watch live online on the Louisiana Legislature’s website.

Louisiana has seen two historic floods just five months apart, and though similar in nature, the devastation is vastly different. Rev. Allison Sauls was living in Monroe during the March flood, and recently moved to Lafayette just before the flood in south Louisiana. She says the flooding in the south was more widespread than it was up north…:
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The tropical wave moving west over the Leeward Islands and about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico continues to lack a well-defined center, according to the National Hurricane Center. They say the system could still become a tropical cyclone during the next couple of days, but without a defined center of circulation forecasting the storm’s path is difficult.

Governor John Bel Edwards has announced the state’s plan for getting flood victims out of shelters as quickly as possible. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The Governor and his family are still displaced after the Governor’s Mansion took on four feet of water in the basement. Edwards said on his monthly call in radio show today that this was the first time the mansion has ever flooded. He added that it sustained more damage than any other state building.

Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry set the record straight after WWL-TV and the Hayride wrongfully reported that he filed a bill to regulate the Cajun Navy. Perry says he’s gotten calls attacking not only him, but his family as well. He says it’s fine if anyone disagrees with him, but he wants people to get the facts straight and leave his family out of it.

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Perry says he wants to make sure that law enforcement don’t turn away the Cajun Navy when they come to help.

Forecasters are monitoring an area of low pressure in the Atlantic, called Invest 99. Todd Kimberlain with the National Hurricane Center says there’s a high probability that this disturbance could become a tropical storm.

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Kimberlain says Invest 99 is moving towards the Bahamas.

Governor John Bel Edwards outlined plans today on how the state is preparing to house flood victims who are currently displaced. He says they do plan on bringing manufactured housing units in and they also announced a program called shelter at home, which provides funding for homeowners to live in their house, while repairs continue.

It was recently reported that Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry wants to file legislation that would create more red tape for the “Cajun Navy” during emergencies. But Perry says that’s not the case. In an interview with K-PEL Radio in Lafayette, the senator set the record straight that he wants to help those volunteers…:
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Perry says after wrongful reports that he wanted to regulate the Cajun Navy, he received calls and emails attacking not only him, but his family as well.

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank lost nearly one million pounds of food as it took on four feet of water during the flooding. Emelie Gunn has more on their recovery…
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Hurricane forecasters are watching Invest 99 near Puerto Rico. Todd Kimberlain with the National Hurricane Center says a hurricane reconnaissance plane took a closer look at the system today
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Some computer models suggest the tropical wave could make its way into the Gulf, but Kimberlain says it’s too early to guess.

Governor Edwards announced temporary housing solutions this afternoon for displaced homeowners. Edwards says those with extensive flood damage and not living in a flood zone could live in manufactured housing and there’s also a new program called shelter at home, where money is provided to help fix damages less than 15-thousand dollars.

Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry sets the record straight about the alleged comments he made about regulating the Cajun Navy. Halen Doughty has the story…
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The City of Central in East Baton Rouge parish was hit hard by the Great Flood of 2016, with 90-percent of its residents taking on water in their homes. Mayor Jr. Shelton sayscomplete subdivisions are just devasted
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Shelton says the people of Central are still helping each other with the cleanup.

The Hurricane Center continues to monitor a strong tropical wave heading towards the Bahammas and the Florida coastline. Some computer models suggest the tropical wave could make its way into the Gulf, but Todd Kimberlain, with the National Hurricane Center says it’s way too early to guess where it will go…
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