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October 13 is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance if your home or business was affected by the August flooding. Also, officials with FEMA say your claim may still be viable if you've been denied.

Governor Edwards tells recovery task force to come up with a plan now and be ready to move the moment Congress approves relief money.

The House is set to take up the proposed continuing resolution and is expected to approve it as well.

Summer mercifully comes to an end after today and just as you guessed, it was a long, very hot, and extremely wet season for most of the state.

Gov. John Bel Edwards estimated the state's cost for recovery wil reach $81 million.

Shelters remain open in East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, East Feliciana and Tangipahoa parishes.

With the exception of Katrina, Sandy, and Ivan, there has never been a more costly flood event in U.S. history than the floods of August.

State health officials say the risk of contracting West Nile virus is expected to rise as water from recent flooding across south Louisiana recedes. The year started off relatively slowly in terms of the number of cases. However, that's where the good news stops.

Lake Charles is banding together to help out Louisiana flood victims on August 28th during the Louisiana 1 Flood Relief Concert.

Money is already flowing from FEMA to those in need. Here is how to speed up the system to help your recovery continue to move forward.

Our resident drone pilot Chris Blanchard took video of the flooding in Breaux Bridge near the Breaux Bridge Truck Stop.

There are several steps people can take to try and save water-logged documents and photographs.