Gov. Edwards declares state of emergency ahead of potential wintry weather
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters at a briefing on the state s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency due to the current heavy rainfall totals beginning to impact the state and the potential for wintry conditions beginning this weekend and extending into next week.
While the forecast beyond the weekend is still uncertain, the Governor s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is urging all Louisianans to plan accordingly.
FEMA: Aid Deadline for Residential Losses from Hurricane Zeta March 15 February 12, 2021
Residents in six Louisiana parishes have until mid-March to apply for Hurricane Zeta, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says. The deadline for parishes and other public entities to apply for Zeta aid has passed.
The deadline is March 15 for residents in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes to apply for individual assistance for housing and other needs, the agency said in a news release.
FEMA has received more than 9,000 applications for individual assistance from residents in the six parishes approved for such aid, spokeswoman Melissa Wilkins said in an email. She did not know how many people may be eligible.
GOHSEP, LDH host virtual town hall on coronavirus vaccine
EBR Parish launches initiatives to fight opioid addiction By Nick Gremillion | February 8, 2021 at 5:07 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 6:40 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Governorâs Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) held a virtual town hall to educate citizens who are concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Featured speakers included Interim Assistant Secretary for the Louisiana Office of Public Health Dr. Joseph Kanter and Ginger Hunt, a nurse practitioner specialist who has founded a nonprofit network of 11 federally qualified health centers across five parishes.