Katrina Landry

Saturday will be the last day for Louisiana residents to file for disaster assistance from FEMA for damages that occurred as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Kat Landry, a Republican who did not vote for Gov.
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Landry, 51, of St. Martinville told KEUN that the governor has proven that she is not a competent governor.The Tuesday filing begins a 51-day race to gather more than 930,000 signatures, which is roughly one-third of Louisiana's 2.8 million voters.Landry and her boyfriend, 47-year-old Michael Bishop, started the petition by filing it with the Secretary of State's Office.

STRAIN SAYS THE DEVASTATION OF KATRINA AND RITA HAS AFFECTED MANY PROPERTY OWNERS, AND HIS BILL ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT CITIZENS AS THEY REBUILD.
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THE INFUSION OF CASH IS 8 TIMES THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR AREA WORK, BEFORE KATRINA.

ALL RESTRICTIONS ON RESIDENTS RETURNING HAVE BEEN LIFTED IN CAMERON PARISH, AS THE POLICE JURY VOTED LAST NIGHT TO LIFT THE EVACUATION ORDER.THERE'S WATER AND ELECTRICITY TO SOME OF THE RITA-RAVAGED TOWNS, THOUGH NO SEWER SERVICE YET, AND SOME POLICE JURORS EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF RETAILERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

THE BEAUREGARD SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SCAM.LETTERS ARE COMING FROM A WINNIPEG, CANADA-BASED FIRM CALLED RIVERA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY.THE LETTERS CONTAIN AN APPARENT CASHIER'S CHECK FOR OVER 38-HUNDRED DOLLARS.DEPUTIESSAY IT'S A SCHEME TO GET ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
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FOUR MORE BODIES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED OVER THE LAST 17 DAYS ... BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BODIES FOUND SINCE KATRINA TO ELEVEN-HUNDRED.
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THE SUPPORT SERVICES HAVE BEEN LOCATED AT NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, HEAVILY DAMAGED BY KATRINA.

THERE WERE RUMORS THAT HURRICANE EVACUEES STAYING IN TEXAS SHELTERS HAD TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN TEXAS TO GET FINANCIAL AID.SECRETARY OF STATE AL ATER SAYS THEY WERE JUST THAT 'RUMORS.' HE SAYS HE IS HEARING THAT MOST EVACUEES ARE PLANNING TO RETURN.ATER SAYS HIS COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER STATES HAVE BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE IN PROVIDING VOTER REGISTRATION DATA.

THE SECOND OF THE I-10 TWIN SPANS CONNECTING NEW ORLEANS AND SLIDELL REOPENS TO TRAFFIC FRIDAY.WHEN KATRINA HIT AUGUST 29TH, 435 SEGMENTS OF THE ELEVATED TWIN SPANS WERE KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND 64 WERE DESTROYED.

STATES ARE REQUIRED TO PICK-UP PART OF THE COST OF FEDERAL DISASTER AID, AND LOUISIANA IS EXPECTING A FINAL TOTAL TO BE OVER $3-BILLION.THE FIRST BILLS ARE IN, $155-MILLION AND DUE IN 30-DAYS.STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN PAY THE BILL.

THE STATE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTS 133-THOUSAND RESIDENTS CONTINUE RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DUE TO THE HURRICANES, QUITE A DROP FROM 354-THOUSAND IN THE WEEKS RIGHT AFTER THE STORMS STRUCK.DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ED PRATT SAYS HOUSING REMAINS THE BIGGEST HURDLE IN GETTING PEOPLE BACK-TO-WORK.

GRAY LINE'S HURRICANE DEVASTATION BUS TOURS ARE POPULAR, THE COMPANY ADDING ANOTHER DEPARTURE TO MEET THE DEMAND.WHILE SOME CONSIDER IT EXPLOITATION OF THE DISASTER, OTHERS, LIKE LT GOVERNOR MITCH LANDRIEU SEE BENEFITS.THE LT.GOVERNOR SAY HE FEELS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THE SCOPE OF THE DEVASTATION.

A DESOTO PARISH MAN DIES IN IRAQ.
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THE STATE'S TOP TOURISM OFFICIAL SAYS THE NEW YEAR SHOULD BE GOOD FOR A LOUISIANA TOURIST INDUSTRY TRYING TO RECOVER FROM KATRINA AND RITA.
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BEFORE KATRINA, THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HAD 37-THOUSAND HOTEL ROOMS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A formal push is under way to oust Louisiana's governor for her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Kat Landry says the state needs new leadership to recover from the back-to-back blows of the hurricanes.

I can't say that my eyeballs have been glued to news feeds about the area since a month or two after Katrina happened, so I don't know.But I agree in that the way he went about making his point was nothing short of stupid, and awful.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- A formal push is under way to oust Louisiana's governor for her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

A St. Martinville resident has filed a recall petition against Gov.
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Kat Landry said the state needs new leadership to recover from the back-to-back blows of the hurricanes.
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I can't say that my eyeballs have been glued to news feeds about the area since a month or two after Katrina happened, so I don't know.But I agree in that the way he went about making his point was nothing short of stupid, and awful.
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And I admit Katrina was a terrible hurricane and not only damaged New Orleans but Missippi as well....
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Even though Katrina was a cat 1-2 storm in Fla., If I was living in NO I woulda stayed glued to the weather channel and when I heard it was gona gain strength I woulda headed out then..

I can't say that my eyeballs have been glued to news feeds about the area since a month or two after Katrina happened, so I don't know.But I agree in that the way he went about making his point was nothing short of stupid, and awful.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- A formal push is under way to oust Louisiana's governor for her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

A St. Martinville resident has filed a recall petition against Gov.
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Kat Landry said the state needs new leadership to recover from the back-to-back blows of the hurricanes.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A formal push is under way to oust Louisiana's governor for her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

A St. Martinville resident has filed a recall petition against Gov.
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Kat Landry said the state needs new leadership to recover from the back-to-back blows of the hurricanes.