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• Hotels booked, flood survivors having difficulty finding room Play Video

  October 18, 2016 7:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - FEMA extended it's checkout date for disaster survivors staying in hotels, but many hotels are booked solid. Cerita Smith was told she had to checkout of her hotel Tuesday morning, since it's booked and can no longer accommodate her. She's been staying there for a couple... more »

• Hotels, restaurants, real estate coming to downtown BR Play Video

  October 10, 2016 11:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Downtown Development District is expected to announce nearly 150 new apartment spaces coming to downtown Baton Rouge on Tuesday. On Third Street in the downtown area, a used-to-be parking lot is now lined with fences and "Hard Hat Only" signs. It will soon become the... more »

• FEMA extends checkout date for flood victims staying in hotels

  September 16, 2016 12:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA has approved a 30-day extension for flood disaster survivors to temporarily stay in hotels. The extension applies to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program in the state and allows eligible flood victims to stay in participating hotels temporarily if they are unable to return home. The... more »