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Businesses in Morgan City have received a makeover on their exteriors. The city's Business Facade grant allowed for over 30 businesses to touch up the appearances.

Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna said the water levels quickly increased due to nearly 10 inches of rain this weekend- resulting in Water Hyacinths traveling down to the river.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will hold an in-person press briefing to announce historic investments in Louisiana’s energy infrastructure.

No. so, its his call. >> right. and you mentioned that many of the residents in your city are senior citizens. do you get the sense that because of the covid situation that more people decided to stay behind and hunker down? do you understand what the rationale may be for some of these residents as to why they made that decision? >> i believe that 100%. and a lot of them told me that. i cant argue with them. i cant help them right now. thats the problem. >> so theyre telling you, im staying home...

Just sent in that video to us. just a sense of the devastating effects of hurricane ida as the category 4 storm makes landfall in louisiana. were going to, of course, continue to stay on top of this. and one coastal city feeling the effects of this storm is morgan city, louisiana. joining me is morgan city mayor lee dragna. what are the conditions like in your city? are things worsening there? it looks like youre right in the thick of it. >> yeah, theyre starting to -- the conditions are deterio...

Area, much of it is tied to industrial production here in america and around the world. and we could have pollution problems in those plants if that infrastructure failed and the eye of the storms comes through the alley. >> lieutenant general honore, thank you so much for your time. >> let me say this. people please help the volunteers. we have the red crowd out there, a lot of charities will be needed to help people in the coming days. if you cant go out and volunteer, please donate. thank you...

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to make landfall as a major storm in Louisiana sometime Sunday afternoon as a c...