Cattle owners had to rely on horses, boats and even a helicopter to round up their herds as floodwaters covered pastures in many areas of south Louisiana.
The Acadia Parish Police Jury is proposing across-the-board 20 percent cuts in pay for everyone whose salary is paid out of the parish General Fund.
That would include the jurors themselves.
At the request of the President F. King Alexander, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation has established the LSU Employee Assistance Fund to help LSU employees who are affected by disasters and hardships such as the recent flood.
The well has financially run dry for the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, and it’s the residents of the parish that are left to suffer.
If you’re a survivor of the Louisiana severe storms and flooding and get a letter that says your application for federal assistance is “ineligible” or “incomplete,” be sure to read the letter all the way through to the end to find out why.
