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• Property buyouts and Christmas dinner a good mix in flood-prone neighborhood Play Video

  December 25, 2017 9:36 PM

  NEW ROADS – Monday may have been the final Christmas for residents of the Pecan Acres community. The forty families who live there are set to get buyouts after decades of flooding. Since the neighborhood off Highway 10 in the northern area of New Roads was built in the... more »

• Jindal orders review of Texas Brine permits Play Video

  May 20, 2013 3:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal today ordered a review for all permits given to Texas Brine, the company which owns land a massive sinkhole appeared on last year, after he accused the company of dragging its feet in paying costs associated with the cleanup. "It has become clear... more »

• Governor to discuss sinkhole response efforts

  May 20, 2013 11:38 AM

  BAYOU CORNE - Buyouts and outstanding costs for dealing with a sinkhole in Assumption Parish could be on Governor Bobby Jindal's agenda for a press conference scheduled for this afternoon. The governor scheduled the event for 1:20 p.m. at the Bayou Corne Sportman's Landing on Hwy 70 South. ... more »