Governor Edwards does an about face on Donald Trump's visit. He still defends President Obama's decision to wait until Tuesday to tour the flood damaged areas of the state.
The Federal Government is currently reimbursing the state of Louisiana 75% on all flood recovery money spent. The state hopes to raise that rate to 90% but it will take an act of Congress.
Carson Boutte turned 9-years-old over the weekend. Normally, that means a party with friend, family, presents and cake. With all that's happening around Acadiana from the floods, that just didn't seem like the right thing to do for Carson. What did seem like the right thing to do was to help. And that's exactly what this young man chose to do instead.
As you're dealing with piles of debris, you may not know exactly what steps to take to properly dispose of it. FEMA has released their official debris removal guideline to help you.