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The state is accepting applications from property owners in the Priority 1 zone of the voluntary Scott Buyout Program.

Today, Governor Roy Cooper attended the Pollocksville Town Hall Rededication Ceremony to celebrate the ongoing recovery of Pollocksville following severe flooding during Hurricane Florence in 2018

West Monroe Mayor Staci Mitchell said there are number of city improvements to things that residents see and use everyday.

As part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, the state is offering homeowners a voluntary buyout option for those who've had enough and want to move out.

Coincidental. its too early to tell at this point. >> lets talk verizon here. it seems as if theyre restructuring, theyre buying these employee buyouts. they want to cut costs and ramp up their investment. theres a lot of takers to this buyout program thats going on. what have you got? >> there have been, indeed, a number of takers. more than 10,000 people have chosen to opt into the package that verizon is offering. verizon is caught up in this race to be the dominant player in 5g as were seein...

Wrap. >> thanks chuck. the dow rose 11, the s&p gained three, and the nasdaq added nine points. new home sales fell short of expectations in january. even though americans bought nearly 4% more new homes, thats a bounce back from the steep decline from december. and jc penney will close up to 140 of its 1,000 stores by june. department store says it will offer a voluntary buyout program to 6,000 employees. thats it from cnbc first in business worldwide. theres nothing more important to me ...

Like federal officials just dont do enough. the army corp of engineers are not doing enough to block the river, build levies and prevent these homes from getting flooded. instead of federal relief, they would rather the government begin a buyout program and just buy out these homes so they dont have to continue to do this. a lot of people would love to move out of the area, but they cant because who will want to move and buy a home especially in this housing market in an area that gets flooded s...