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Sulphur High awarded $3.3M for hurricane repairs

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Louisiana will receive $5,565,046.50 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Hurricanes Laura ... Read more

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Louisiana granted additional $144M for Ida, Laura relief

Louisiana will receive an additional $144,330,926.38 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in relief for Hurricanes ... Read more

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After Hurricane Laura, couple moved to North Carolina: ‘Never in a million years did we think this would happen here’

Lake Charles small business owner Melinda Coker will be driving to North Carolina next week to deliver goods ... Read more

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FEMA administrator: LC ‘transformed’ into nationwide model of resilience

When it comes to community restoration and resilience, Lake Charles just “gets it.” That is what Federal Emergency ... Read more

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Hurricane Laura anniversary: Church took serious hit when storm struck 4 years ago today

David Shamieh didn’t purchase the First Baptist Church Building at the corner of Pujo and Hodges in Lake ... Read more

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Kennedy announces $1.3 million in Hurricane Laura aid for Cameron Parish’s Creole Park

Special to the American Press U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today ... Read more

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REMEMBERING LAURA: Today marks the third anniversary of her landfall

Today marks three years since Laura made landfall near Cameron at 1 a.m.  August 27, 2020, as a strong Category ... Read more

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Mayor Hunter on storm recovery: ‘This was a team effort’

Lake Charles has made significant strides in recovering from Hurricane Laura over the past two years. Mayor Nic ... Read more

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$450M added for SW La. recovery

 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday an allocation of $450 million in Community Development ... Read more

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Governor proposes recovery spending plan

The state of Louisiana has published a proposed 189-page action plan for spending just over $600 million in ... Read more

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