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Five months after Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, a small army of ardent loyalists is donating money and swarming social media to support the former governor.

The need to harden water infrastructure is an obvious, bipartisan issue. When Hurricane Laura struck a wide path of destruction across Louisiana in August, it knocked out 121 water systems and temporarily left hundreds of thousands of people without water. Another 150-plus water systems had disruptions that required people to boil their water for safe use. The February winter storm that dropped snow and ice across Louisiana walloped the systems again, leaving hundreds of thousands without p...

The City of Oakdale announced Friday that it has been awarded a $3.8 million loan through the Louisiana Office of Public Health’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) program to make improvements to its local water system, thereby ensuring quality drinking water for its customers.

Special to USA Today Network View Comments BATON ROUGE — The Cadeville Water District in Ouachita Parish has been awarded $1.46 million by the Louisiana Department of Health’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program to consolidate with the Robinson Chapel Water System in Jackson Parish to provide safer, quality drinking water to customers in the service area. According to a news release from the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, customers will see a reduction in their monthly water ra...

/ This story was co-published with the Louisiana Illuminator. As far back as Fannie King, 39, can remember, there have been problems with the drinking water in Tallulah, a small city in northeastern Louisiana. Kings experienced water outages, discolored water and backups that cause the water to drain slowly. “As long as I’ve been living, there’s always been a complaint about what they were going to do,” she said. “The piping system that runs through Tallulah is so old in the resident...

increase font size Both women were transported to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. By Nina Mahaleris Share Two women are facing multiple charges after police allegedly found a variety of illegal drugs during a Brunswick home search Wednesday night. Kim Wentworth, 37, of Brunswick, and Amanda Ames, 35, of Lewiston, were arrested around 10:15 p.m. during the search at 12 Perryman Drive. Kim Wentworth, 37, of Brunswick, was transported to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. Amand...

Police: Drugs and children seized during search of Brunswick home Two girls who were present at the time were released to other family members, according to police. Police said Maine Child Protective Services were notified. Credit: Brunswick Police Department Published: 2:20 PM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 2:21 PM EDT April 22, 2021 BRUNSWICK, Maine — Two Maine women are facing charges related to drug trafficking and child endangerment after police served a sear...

Police: Drugs and children seized during search of Brunswick home Griffin Stockford © Provided by WCSH-TV Portland, ME Two Maine women are facing charges related to drug trafficking and child endangerment after police served a search warrant at 12 Perryman Drive in Brunswick Wednesday night. Kim Wentworth, 37, and Amanda Ames, 35, were taken into custody. According to Brunswick police, Wentworth is a resident of 12 Perryman Drive and Ames is from Lewiston. The search happened ...

Special to USA Today Network BATON ROUGE, La. — The Cadeville Water District in Ouachita Parish has received a $1.9 million loan from the Louisiana Department of Health’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program to improve the quality of drinking water for area water customers. Cadeville Water District President Barry Turner said the funds are being used to construct a water treatment system, a large-capacity ground storage tank, a booster station, and site piping and fencing on recently ...