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Gov Edwards Explains Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published July 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM EDT
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) Louisiana
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Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) Louisiana
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) Louisiana
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Courtesy: La. State Gov.
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) Louisiana

MONEY FOR FLOOD MITIGATION: Louisiana is spending $277 million in federal cash received after last year's March and August floods to fortify communities against future disasters.  And so  Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling the state to explain the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and why it was established. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Plans include buyouts of flood-prone properties, improved drainage, and home elevations.   But the Edwards administration says the dollars are woefully short of what is needed to improve Louisiana's resilience in storms.

MOST PARISHES AFFECTED - 56 of 64 Parishes in Louisiana have been declared federal disaster areas since 2016.
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Courtesy: S.Wilson_LaDOTD
MOST PARISHES AFFECTED - 56 of 64 Parishes in Louisiana have been declared federal disaster areas since 2016.

MONEY FOR FLOOD MITIGATION: Louisiana is spending $277 million in federal cash received after last year's March and August floods to fortify communities against future disasters.

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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