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Cameron, Calcasieu awarded FEMA grant money for hurricane recovery

Cameron Parish has been awarded a $2,708,865.90 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Hurricane Laura repairs. ... Read more

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State receives HUD grant agreement for additional $1.72 billion for 2020-21 storms

The Louisiana Division of Administration has signed a second grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and ... Read more

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Long-closed Tuten Park reopens its gates

Tuten Park — closed for the past 32 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the natural disasters ... Read more

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Calcasieu School Board to receive $2.3M for Hurricane Laura repairs

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, today announced Louisiana will receive $29,877,633.63 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in ... Read more

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Sowela coming back strong two years after storm

Sowela Technical Community College has made significant progress in their hurricane recovery. The campus has shown impressive recovery ... Read more

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Mayor gives two-year post-Hurricane Laura update

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter on Thursday presented an update on hurricane recovery — past, present and future. ... Read more

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Towering project: $150 million+ rebuild has begun on downtown landmark

In August 2020, Hurricane Laura turned the structure at 1 Lakeshore Drive into a patched-up eyesore. Work has ... Read more

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Television station will remain downtown

By Emily Burleigh KPLC will continue to operate in downtown Lake Charles after sustaining  severe damage during Hurricane ... Read more

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Photo Gallery: Sam Houston Jones State Park reopens

Sam Houston Jones State Park — which has been closed since Hurricane Laura’s devastating August 2020 landfall — ... Read more

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FEMA approves two more disaster aid grants for LC

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $38,369,343 in Federal Emergency ... Read more