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PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH

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B. ZIEGLER FOUNDATION OF JENNINGS.

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THE ZIEGLER MUSEUM IS A CULTURAL

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CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA,

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FEATURING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN

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ARTISTS AND WILDLIFE DIORAMAS.

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ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED

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BY THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE

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IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING

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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU. >>

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HELLO EVERYONE, I'M CHARLIE WHINHAM.

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WELCOME TO THIS EDITION OF

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LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN.

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IT WAS A TOUGH WEEK AS NUMEROUS

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TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH

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LOUISIANA THIS WEEK, WE WILL

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RECAP THE DAMAGE WITH MIKE

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STEELE OF GOHSEP. KELLY SPIRES

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PREVIEWS THE SPECIAL SESSION AT

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THE CAPITOL THAT BEGINS NEXT WEEK•.

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AND AS WE RECOGNIZE BLACK

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HISTORY MONTH, WE TAKE YOU OUT

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TO NORTH LOUISIANA FOR A TOUR OF

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THE EDDIE G. ROBINSON MUSEUM ON

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THE CAMPUS OF GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

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BUT FIRST THE LOUISIANA HEADLINES.

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>> GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS IS

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IN WASHINGTON, DC, TO LOBBY FOR

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MORE FLOOD AID. IT MARKS HIS

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SIXTH TRIP IN AS MANY MONTHS

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LOOKING FOR MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS.

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EDWARDS MET WITH THE STATE'S

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER

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ARRIVING IN DC TO DISCUSS THE

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EFFORT TO SECURE ADDITIONAL AID.

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THE GOVERNOR ALSO MET WITH U.S.

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SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS FROM

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MAINE, SHE CHAIRS THE

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APPROPRIATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE

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THAT OVERSEES TRANSPORTATION AND

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HOUSING FUNDING. LOUISIANA HAS

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RECEIVED NEARLY 1-POINT-7

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BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL

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FUNDING THAT WILL GO TOWARD

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FLOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMS LATER

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THIS SPRING, ONCE MONEY IS

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RELEASED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT

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OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

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EDWARDS SENT A LETTER TO

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PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEKING

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TWO-BILLION DOLLARS MORE IN

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RECOVRY ASSISTANCE. THE GOVERNOR

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WILL ALSO ATTEND THE D.C. MARDI

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GRAS EVENT AND IS SCHEDULED TO

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RETURN HOME ON SATURDAY. >> A

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BATON ROUGE FAITH-BASED GROUP IS

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HOPEING CITY POLICE WILL ADDRESS

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WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A DISPARITY

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OF ENFORCING DRUG CRIMES IN THE

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CAPITOL CITY. BRODERICK BAGERT

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WITH TOGETHER BATON ROUGE TOLD

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THE BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB THIS

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WEEK THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER A

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REPORT THAT CONCLUDES EVEN

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THOUGH THE RATE OF DRUG USAGE IS

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RELATIVELY FLAT THROUGHOUT THE

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CITY, POLICE ENFORCE DRUG

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POSSESSION CRIMES 513-PERCENT

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MORE OFTEN IN LESS EFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOOD

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AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS. >> WE DO

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SEE EVIDENCE THAT THE

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ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES ARE

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LEADING TO WILDLY HIGHER ARREST

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RATES IN LOW INCOME MOSTLY

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

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REGARDLESS OF INTENT. AND OUR

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POSITION IS THAT IT'S SOMETHING

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THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, EVEN

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IF IT'S NOT THE GOAL OR INTENT

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OF THE POLICE CURRENTLY. >> BRPD

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RESPONDED TO THE CLAIMS SAYING

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THOSE AREAS MENTIONED IN THE

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STUDY ALSO HAVE HIGHER RATES OF

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VIOLENT CRIME AND•. HIGHER

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ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER CRIMES CAN

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BE ATTRIBUTED TO A LARGER POLICE

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PRESENCE IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

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>> EMMY AND OSCAR WINNING

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FILMMAKER AND SHREVEPORT

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ANNIMATOR WILLIAM JOYCE WAS

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NAMED THE 2017 HUMANIST OF THE

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YEAR AWARD BY THE LOUISIANA

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ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

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WILLIAM JOYCE HAS ACHIEVED

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WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AS AN

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AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND PIONEER

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IN THE DIGITAL AND ANIMATION INDUSTRY.

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IN 2009, HE CO-FOUNDED MOONBOT STUDIOS.

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THE STUDY ON WON AN OSCAR IN

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2012 FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT

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WITH "THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS

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OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE." HE HAS

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WRITTEN AND DESIGNED PROJECTS

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WITH NEARLY EVERY MAJOR FILM

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STUDIO INCLUDING DISNEY, DREAM

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WORKS, 20TH CENTURY FOX AND PIXAR.

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AND IN 2003 HE WAS NAMED AN LPB

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LOUISIANA LEGEND. >> LOUISIANA

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RESIDENTS ACROSS SEVEN PARISHES

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ARE TRYING TO PUT THE PIECES OF

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THEIR LIVES BACK TOGETHER AFTER

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VIOLENT TORNADOES HIT PORTIONS

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OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOW

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CONFIRMS THAT TWO OF THE

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TORNADOES WERE RATED AS EF-3'S•

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A RARE OCCURANCE IN THE STATE.

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EF-3'S CAN HIT WIND SPEEDS UP TO

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140 MILES AN HOUR. YET OUT OF

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ALL THIS DAMAGE• FORTUNATELY

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THERE WERE NO FATALITIES.

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>> DESTRUCTION RIPPED THROUGH

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LOUISIANA ON TUESDAY.

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THIS TORNADO WAS RECORDED IN

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NEW ORLEANS EAST WHERE 33 PEOPLE

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WERE REPORTED INJURED, ROUGHLY

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300 PROPERTIES DAMAGED.

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THE DAMAGE TO NEW ORLEANS EAST

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HARKIN PAINFUL MEMORIES OF

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HURRICANE KATRINA'S DESTRUCTION

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BACK IN 2005.

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>> COUPLE OF SECONDS, THAT'S ALL

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IT TOOK WAS A COUPLE OF

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SECONDS.

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>> THERE WERE CLOSE TO A DOZEN

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TORNADOES THAT TORE THROUGH A

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PAIRSISH ATTENTION, EAST

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BATON ROUGE AND TANGIPAHOA.

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AMONG SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES

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HIT WERE DONALDSONVILLE,

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PONCHATOULA AS WELL AS

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NEW ORLEANS EAST.

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>> TORNADO JUST CROSSED THE

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BRIDGE.

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>> MANY HOME IN DONALDSON RIDGE

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FROM DAMAGED.

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SOME MISSING ROOFS AND IN OTHER

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SPOTS ENTIRE WALLS WERE BLOWN

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AWAY.

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UNCONFIRMED IF A TORNADO HIT

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WATSON BUT A FAMILY OF FIVE

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HUDDLED IN THEIR BATHROOM SAYING

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ONLY A MIRACLE KEPT THEM ALIVE.

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>> TWO OF MY KIDS WERE SLEEPING,

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WOKE THEM UP AND RAN TO THE

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BATHROOM.

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AND -- JUST PRAYING TO GOD.

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RAN TO THE BATHROOM.

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AND THIS -- JESUS NAME IS ALL I

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CAN SAY.

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>> NORTH OF LAKE MARPA IN

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KILLEEN, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

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WERE IN THE THICK OF IT AS A

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TORNADO HIT THEIR LIVINGSTON

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PARISH COMMUNITY.

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>> I WAS ACTUALLY PARALLEL WITH

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THE TORNADO WATCHING IT COME

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THROUGH THE SWAMP, AS IT HIT

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THIS AREA, THE DEBRIS IT WAS

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DEBRIS CLOUD.

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UNBELIEVABLE.

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>> GOVERNOR JOHN BELLE EDWARDS

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AND STATE EMERGENCY OFFICIALS

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GOT A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE

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MASSIVE DAMAGE.

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>> TEED WE HAD A TOUGH DAY

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ACROSS OUR STATE.

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>> THE GOVERNOR DECLAREDDED A

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STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SIX

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SOUTHERN PARISHES AND MOBILIZED

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1 50 LOUISIANA NATIONAL

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PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN THE

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RECOVERY.

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>> THAT SHORT OF DESTRUCTION,

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COULD HAVE DONE A LOT WORST THAN

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IT DID.

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>> MIKE STEELE WITH THE

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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND

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SECURITY AND THE EMERGENCY

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PREPAREDNESS JOINS ME NOW.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING ON LPB.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

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>> NO FATALITIES.

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ANY REASON WHY WE WERE ABLE TO

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SPARE LIVES AND SAVE LIVES?

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>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ABOUT

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I HAD PROBABLY TWO DOZEN ALERTS

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COME ACROSS MY PHONE DURING THE

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COURSE OF THE DAY TUESDAY.

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SO WE DEFINITELY THINK THAT

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PLAYED A PART.

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PLUS WE THINK THAT PEOPLE TOOK

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ACTION.

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ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU SHOWED IN

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THAT REPORT RIGHT THERE SAID SHE

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GATHERED HER FAMILY IN THE

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WATSON AREA AND WENT TO THE

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BATHROOM IN THE CENTER OF THEIR

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HOME AND THEY SURVIVED AND

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THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO

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DO.

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THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH ACTION YOU

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CAN TAKE DURING THESE TIMES.

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BUT WHAT SHE DID WAS WHAT IS

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RECOMMENDED AND WE THINK THAT

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GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THROUGH THIS

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EVENT.

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>> SO YOU WERE IN THE HELICOPTER

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WITH THE GOVERNOR ASSESSING

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DAMAGE.

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IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THESE

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TORNADOES CAN DO.

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>> IT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN WE

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ANTICIPATED WHEN WE LEFT

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BATON ROUGE.

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YOU KNOW WE GOT DOWN TO THAT

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TOUR AREA AND IT JUST SKIPPED

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ALL ALONG THAT CORRIDOR AND

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COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOMES IN

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SOME AREAS AND THEN SPARED A FEW

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AND THEN WIPED OUT ANOTHER

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COUPLE OF BUILDINGS AFTER THAT

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POINT.

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SO IT'S AMAZING HOW THERE COULD

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BE SO LITTLE IMPACT TO A

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BUILDING JUST A FEW YARDS AWAY

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FROM A HOME THAT'S COMPLETELY

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FLATTENED.

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>> WHAT'S NEXT?

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IT'S NOW THE RECOVERY EFFORTS

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AND WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS

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VITAL TO PASS ALONG TO OUR

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VIEWERS AND FOLKS ACROSS

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LOUISIANA?

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>> LIKELY BY THIS EVENING WE

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WILL HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL

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DECLARATION REQUEST DISASTER

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DECLARATION REQUEST GOING UP TO

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PRESIDENT TRUMP.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT FIVE PARISHES

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RIGHT NOW FOR INDIVIDUAL

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ASSISTANCE.

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IT WOULD BE ASCENSION,

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LIVINGSTONER ORLEANS,

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St. JAMES AND ST. TAMMANY.

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WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A PUSH FOR

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THE HOME OWNER IN THOSE PARISHES

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TO RECEIVE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

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FROM THE IA PROGRAM THROUGH

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FEMA.

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THAT'S INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE.

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ALSO FOR PA, FOR PUBLIC

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ASSISTANCE, WE ARE LOOKING AT

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THOSE PARISHES PLUS ADDING

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JEFFERSON PAIR SHRK JEFFERSON

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PARISH HAD SOME DAMAGE BUT NO

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HOMES WERE DAMAGED IN THAT

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AREA.

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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WOULD HELP

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WITH EVERYTHING FROM CERTAIN

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TYPES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL ALL THE

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WAY THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

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ARE THERE.

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ROADS, BRIDGES, SCHOOLS.

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THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

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>> WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION I

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WANT TO MAKE SURE TO PASS ALONG,

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A FULL PAGE GRAPHIC OF

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INFORMATION THAT IS VERY HELPFUL

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FOR FOLKS TO STREAMLINE SOME

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INFORMATION.

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SO YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION

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BY GOING ONLINE AT

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EMERGENCY.LA.GOV.

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NOAA.GOV IS A WONDERFUL SOURCE

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THAT NEW ORLEANS IS PUTTING

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TOGETHER AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT

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PLACES THAT FOLKS CAN BEGIN

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GETTING THE IMPORTANT

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INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD.

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>> YEAH.

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WE MADE THAT AS A ONE-STOP

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SHOP.

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ALL OF THE PRESS RELEASES FROM

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ALL OF THE STATE AGENCIES

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INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT PLUS IF

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WE WILL GET INFORMATION FROM THE

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VOLUNTEER GROUPS, ANYBODY ELSE

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THAT'S KIND OF AFFILIATED WITH

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THE RECOVERY NOW WE WILL POST

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THAT INFORMATION ON THAT SITE SO

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THAT PEOPLE CAN GO THERE.

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THE CITY HAS ALREADY DONE A

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WONDERFUL JOB ON THEIR SITE ON

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THE NOAA.GOV SITE POSTING

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER

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GROUPS THAT ARE ORGANIZING.

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PEOPLE WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN

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THOSE GROUPS, WE WILL TRY TO

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HAVE THAT INFORMATION

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AVAILABLE.

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YOU KNOW THIS IS A VERY

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DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE YOU

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HAVE A LOT OF HOMES IN THE

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NEW ORLEANS AREA THAT ARE

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IMPACTED AND YOU MAY HAVE

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ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR ONE

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AREA BUT NOT AVAILABLE ANOTHER

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AREA BY THE TIME WE GET ALL OF

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THE DATA COLLECTED SO WE MAY

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NEED VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE FROM

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LOUISIANA COMING TOGETHER AND

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PULLING TOGETHER TO HELP EACH

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OTHER OUT.

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>> AND ONCE AGAIN THE IMPORTANCE

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OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO DOCUMENT

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THE DAMAGE, IT'S STILL ALWAYS

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VITAL.

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>> NO DOUBT.

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YOU KNOW NATIONAL WEATHER

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SERVICE TOLD US THIS COULD BE

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THE NORM FOR THE NEXT -- FOR THE

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NEAR FUTURE.

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WE HAD A REALLY WARM WINTER AND

10:33.900 --> 10:35.400
THOSE CONDITIONS COULD KIND OF

10:35.400 --> 10:37.400
SPAWN THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS

10:37.400 --> 10:39.000
HITTING THE STATE MORE IN THE

10:39.000 --> 10:39.300
FUTURE.

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THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD

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MAJOR WEATHER EVENT SINCE THE

10:42.500 --> 10:43.800
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT WE

10:43.800 --> 10:45.200
ARE DEALING WITH.

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AND SO IF IT IS THE NORM, MAKE

10:47.700 --> 10:49.300
SURE YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU

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HAVE DAMAGE.

10:49.800 --> 10:52.100
LIKE YOU SAID, DOCUMENT, TAKE

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PICTURES OF EVERYTHING AND

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NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

10:54.700 --> 10:56.600
NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY

10:56.600 --> 10:58.600
PREPAREDNESS OFFICES WHEN YOU

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HAVE DAMAGE BECAUSE AS WE ARE

11:00.400 --> 11:02.400
TRYING TO GET THE SCOPE OF THE

11:02.400 --> 11:04.200
DAMAGE SENT TO WASHINGTON IN

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SOME CASES TO SEE WHAT AID IS

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AVAILABLE, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT

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DAMAGE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED.

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SO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS

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WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN MAKE

11:13.200 --> 11:15.100
THE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO YOUR

11:15.100 --> 11:16.600
HOME AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN

11:16.600 --> 11:17.800
BECAUSE THAT WAY IF THERE IS

11:17.800 --> 11:19.700
MORE RAIN OR SOMETHING FOLLOWING

11:19.700 --> 11:22.900
YOU WON'T HAVE MORE DAMAGE.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

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TIME.

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APPRECIATE IT.

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>> LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS ARE

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COMING BACK TO BATON ROUGE NEXT

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WEEK TO BALANCE THE STATE'S BUDGET.

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WE ARE A LITTLE MORE THAN

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HALFWAY THROUGH THIS YEAR'S

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BUDGETING PERIOD, AND

11:33.800 --> 11:35.400
POLICYMAKERS HAVE REALIZED THE

11:35.400 --> 11:36.200
SPENDING PLAN IS 300-MILLION

11:36.200 --> 11:38.500
DOLLARS SHORT. NEWS ABOUT

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MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALLS

11:39.600 --> 11:42.100
GREW REPETITIVE YEARS AGO. LPB'S

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POLITICAL REPORTER KELLY SPIRES

11:43.600 --> 11:45.400
SPOKE TO THE GOVERNOR'S

11:45.400 --> 11:47.400
ADMINISTRATION, THE REPUBLICAN

11:47.400 --> 11:48.800
LEADER IN THE HOUSE, AND A GOOD

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GOVERNMENT GROUP TO PUT THE

11:50.100 --> 11:55.400
DEFICIT INTO CONTEXT.

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>> STEVEN SIS IT'S IMPORTANT --

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IS IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE

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BIG PICTURE GOING INTO SPECIAL

12:01.100 --> 12:01.400
SESSION.

12:01.400 --> 12:03.700
HE IS THE POLICY DIRECTOR OF

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LOUISIANA.

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OR PAR FOR SHORT.

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HE SAYS THE STATE IS SET TO

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SPEND.

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$.6BILLION IN GENERAL FUND

12:10.400 --> 12:11.700
REVENUE THIS YEAR.

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>> THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF

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WHERE 300 MILLION FALLS ON THE

12:14.600 --> 12:16.500
SCALE AND ADDITION TO

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$300 MILLION THAT'S ALREADY GOT

12:17.700 --> 12:18.900
CUT OUT OF THE BUDGET BECAUSE

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LAST YEAR WE FELL SHORT.

12:20.600 --> 12:22.500
I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSELL IT TOO

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MUCH.

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YOU LOOKING AT $300 MILLION OUT

12:24.900 --> 12:25.400
OF $9 BILLION.

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>> THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES OF

12:27.400 --> 12:30.400
MANEUVERS IN GOVERNOR EDWARDS

12:30.400 --> 12:31.700
PLAN TO CLOSE THE DEFICIT.

12:31.700 --> 12:34.100
THE LARGEST ENTAIL THE RAINY DAY

12:34.100 --> 12:34.500
FUND.

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THE COMMISSIONER IS THE

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GOVERNOR'S BUDGET CHIEF.

12:38.400 --> 12:39.500
>> THE 119.6 MILLION RAINY DAY

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FUND DOLLARS THAT WE THINK NEED

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TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION AND

12:43.500 --> 12:44.500
ABSENT THOSE DOLLARS BEING A

12:44.500 --> 12:46.200
PART OF THE SOLUTION IS GOING TO

12:46.200 --> 12:48.500
BE VERY DIFFICULT TO AVOID CUTS

12:48.500 --> 12:50.300
TO AREAS THAT WE HAVE PROTECTED

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IN THE PROPOSAL THAT GOVERNOR

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HAS RELEASED.

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>> RAINY DAY FUN IS WHAT IT

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SOUNDS LIKE A POT OF MONEY THE

12:55.700 --> 12:56.900
STATE HAS SET ASIDE.

12:56.900 --> 12:58.400
IT'S BEEN TAPPED FIVE TIMES IN

12:58.400 --> 13:00.500
THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.

13:00.500 --> 13:02.400
LAWMAKERS CAN TAKE UP TO A THIRD

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EACH TIME.

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AND IN 2009, THE FUND HELD

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$853 MILLION.

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TODAY IT'S GOT $360 MILLION

13:11.700 --> 13:12.200
LEFT.

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>> THE DECISION POLICY MAKERS

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HAVE TO MAKE IS IF THEY USE

13:15.600 --> 13:17.200
$119 MILLION NOW TO PREVENT

13:17.200 --> 13:19.100
CUTS, THAT MEANS IF THERE IS A

13:19.100 --> 13:20.400
SHORTFALL NEXT YEAR AND

13:20.400 --> 13:22.200
CONSIDERING WE HAD THE 14 IN THE

13:22.200 --> 13:23.700
PAST SEVERAL YEARS, PROBABLY

13:23.700 --> 13:26.100
WILL BE, THAT MEANS YOU ARE

13:26.100 --> 13:28.200
GOING TO HAVE ONLY ABOUT

13:28.200 --> 13:30.600
$90 MILLION PLUS OR MINUS TO

13:30.600 --> 13:31.900
DEAL WHATEVER SHORTFALL THERE

13:31.900 --> 13:32.200
IS.

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>> USING THE RAINY DAY FUND AND

13:33.700 --> 13:35.100
OTHER ACCOUNTING MANEUVERS IN

13:35.100 --> 13:36.800
THE PLAN, THE STATE WILL BE SET

13:36.800 --> 13:38.600
TO SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT NEXT

13:38.600 --> 13:40.300
YEAR BUT HAVE LESS MONEY TO

13:40.300 --> 13:41.600
COVER THAT AMOUNT.

13:41.600 --> 13:42.900
THAT'S WHY REPUBLICAN LEADERS

13:42.900 --> 13:46.300
ARE CRITICAL OF USING THAT

13:46.300 --> 13:47.100
CASH.

13:47.100 --> 13:48.100
ALEXANDRIA REPRESENTATIVE LANCE

13:48.100 --> 13:49.100
HARRIS IS CHAIR OF THE

13:49.100 --> 13:50.400
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE.

13:50.400 --> 13:51.800
>> WHEN YOU USE THE RAINY DAY

13:51.800 --> 13:53.500
MONEY WHICH HAS CONCERNED ME

13:53.500 --> 13:55.500
FROM THE BEGINNING, YOU USE

13:55.500 --> 13:57.500
$119 MILLION OF THAT, THAT'S

13:57.500 --> 13:58.300
$119 MILLION PROBLEM YOU WILL

13:58.300 --> 13:59.100
HAVE NEXT YEAR.

13:59.100 --> 14:00.900
IF YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT

14:00.900 --> 14:01.300
SPENDING.

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>> THE SECOND KIND OF MANEUVER

14:03.100 --> 14:05.400
SHIFTS THIS YEAR'S PAYMENTS TO

14:05.400 --> 14:05.100
NEXT YEAR.

14:05.100 --> 14:08.200
THAT MEANS MORE EXPENSES AND THE

14:08.200 --> 14:10.300
SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR

14:10.300 --> 14:10.600
THEM.

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>> WORST THING TO DO IS TO MAKE

14:12.900 --> 14:13.700
SOMETHING WORSE.

14:13.700 --> 14:15.400
SO FOR EXAMPLE PUSHING BACK A

14:15.400 --> 14:15.700
PAYMENT.

14:15.700 --> 14:18.300
NOW YOU ARE NOT ONLY HAVE NOT

14:18.300 --> 14:19.600
HAVE THAT SOLUTION NEXT YEAR,

14:19.600 --> 14:21.500
YOU MADE IT WORST NEXT YEAR.

14:21.500 --> 14:23.200
>> I CAN'T DO THAT IN MY

14:23.200 --> 14:23.500
BUSINESS.

14:23.500 --> 14:25.100
I WOULD HAVE CREDITORS COMING AT

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ME TOMORROW.

14:26.600 --> 14:28.200
YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY THAT BILL

14:28.200 --> 14:29.300
AT SOME TIME.

14:29.300 --> 14:31.200
>> HARRIS ARGUES THAT STATE

14:31.200 --> 14:32.700
SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL.

14:32.700 --> 14:33.800
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GAUGE

14:33.800 --> 14:34.700
THAT FIGURE.

14:34.700 --> 14:38.200
>> WE HAVE TO BE FOCUSING OUR

14:38.200 --> 14:39.900
EFFORTS ON THE SPENDING PROBLEM

14:39.900 --> 14:42.100
AND HAVE TO DOO IT NOW

14:42.100 --> 14:43.200
BECAUSE -- DO IT NOW BECAUSE NOW

14:43.200 --> 14:45.200
WE WILL COME TO THE TAXPAYER

14:45.200 --> 14:48.200
YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT RAISING

14:48.200 --> 14:48.500
TAXES.

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>> THE THIRD KIND OF MANEUVER IS

14:50.100 --> 14:51.800
CUTTING SPENDING THAT LEADS TO

14:51.800 --> 14:53.300
LESS EXPENSES AND THE SAME

14:53.300 --> 14:54.900
AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SPEND NEXT

14:54.900 --> 14:55.200
YEAR.

14:55.200 --> 14:57.100
WHEN IT COMES TO TRIMMING

14:57.100 --> 14:58.700
MID-YEAR, POLICY MAKERS ARE IN A

14:58.700 --> 14:59.400
TOUGH PLACE.

14:59.400 --> 15:01.600
ANOTHER NUMBER TO PUT THE BUDGET

15:01.600 --> 15:03.200
INTO CONTEXT.

15:03.200 --> 15:04.300
>> AFTER THE SPECIAL SESSION YOU

15:04.300 --> 15:06.100
WILL HAVE MARCH, APRIL, MAY AND

15:06.100 --> 15:07.100
JUNE TO FINISH THE FISCAL YEAR.

15:07.100 --> 15:09.600
SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S

15:09.600 --> 15:11.200
$300 MILLION, IT'S EXTREMELY

15:11.200 --> 15:13.600
DIFFICULT TO DO A LOT OF MAJOR

15:13.600 --> 15:15.600
RESTRUCTURING OR CUTS IN A FOUR

15:15.600 --> 15:18.500
MONTH PERIOD BECAUSE IT'S GOING

15:18.500 --> 15:20.500
TO FEEL FOUR TIMES AS BIG TO

15:20.500 --> 15:21.800
MANY AGENCY BUDGET.

15:21.800 --> 15:24.100
>> FOR BUDGETING BEST PRACTICES,

15:24.100 --> 15:25.700
LAWMAKERS WILL MAKE THE KINDS OF

15:25.700 --> 15:27.100
CUTS THAT HARRIS WANTS.

15:27.100 --> 15:29.600
THOSE THAT CAN BE ANNUALIZED OR

15:29.600 --> 15:31.600
NOT APPROPRIATED IN THE SPRING

15:31.600 --> 15:33.600
WHEN LAW MAKERS PLAN THE NEXT

15:33.600 --> 15:35.100
BUDGET THAT THAT WOULD MEAN CUTS

15:35.100 --> 15:36.600
TO STATE SERVICES THAT THE

15:36.600 --> 15:38.100
GOVERNOR CONSIDERS ESSENTIAL.

15:38.100 --> 15:39.800
DARDEN HAS ANOTHER NUMBER.

15:39.800 --> 15:40.200
>> ZERO.

15:40.200 --> 15:41.500
AND ZERO BECAUSE THAT'S THE

15:41.500 --> 15:43.200
AMOUNT OF CUTS THAT ARE BEING

15:43.200 --> 15:45.100
IMPOSED UPON HIGHER EDUCATION

15:45.100 --> 15:46.400
AND CORRECTIONS AND THE

15:46.400 --> 15:47.600
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

15:47.600 --> 15:51.900
FAMILY SERVICES, K-12, MFP

15:51.900 --> 15:52.300
EDUCATION.

15:52.300 --> 15:55.400
WE HAVE TO MAKE A MINOR CUT IN

15:55.400 --> 15:56.800
OUR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNER

15:56.800 --> 15:58.300
HOSPITAL PARTNERS BUT IT'S LESS

15:58.300 --> 15:58.900
THAN 1%.

15:58.900 --> 16:00.700
>> ALL SIDES AGREE THE SPECIAL

16:00.700 --> 16:02.500
SESSION WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY

16:02.500 --> 16:04.700
SERVE AS A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR

16:04.700 --> 16:06.500
LARGER CONVERSATIONS.

16:06.500 --> 16:08.100
NOT THE TIME TO TACKLE THE

16:08.100 --> 16:08.900
LARGEST PROBLEMS.

16:08.900 --> 16:10.800
>> WE ARE HAVING THIS

16:10.800 --> 16:12.300
$300 MILLION CONVERSATION ABOUT

16:12.300 --> 16:13.600
THE SPECIAL SESSION, BUT THE

16:13.600 --> 16:15.100
REAL BIG ISSUE THAT'S LOOMING

16:15.100 --> 16:18.100
OUT THERE IS $1.1 BILLION IN

16:18.100 --> 16:19.100
TEMPORARY TAXES THAT ARE GOING

16:19.100 --> 16:20.700
TO FALL OFF BEFORE THERE IS

16:20.700 --> 16:22.100
ANOTHER FISCAL SESSION YOU CAN

16:22.100 --> 16:22.900
ADDRESS THEM WITH.

16:22.900 --> 16:24.800
>> AND THAT WOULD LEAD TO A LOT

16:24.800 --> 16:26.400
LESS CASH TO COVER THE SAME

16:26.400 --> 16:27.500
AMOUNT OF EXPENSES.

16:27.500 --> 16:28.900
THERE IS ONE FINAL NUMBER TO

16:28.900 --> 16:31.300
KEEP IN MIND OVER THE NEXT FEW

16:31.300 --> 16:31.600
WEEKS.

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>> 70 BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE

16:32.400 --> 16:33.500
VOTES THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE

16:33.500 --> 16:35.900
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE

16:35.900 --> 16:38.100
TWO-THIRDS VOTE NEEDED FOR THE

16:38.100 --> 16:39.200
RAINY DAY FUN.

16:39.200 --> 16:40.400
>> SPECIAL SESSION KICKS OFF

16:40.400 --> 16:42.200
MONDAY AT 6:30 P.M. AND

16:42.200 --> 16:43.300
LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO WRAP IT

16:43.300 --> 16:45.100
UP BEFORE THE CLOCK STRIKES

16:45.100 --> 16:46.100
MIDNIGHT ON THE 22nd.

16:46.100 --> 16:48.500
>> GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS

16:48.500 --> 16:50.300
WILL GIVE HIS OPENING REMARKS

16:50.300 --> 16:51.600
THIS MONDAY EVENING AND YOU CAN

16:51.600 --> 16:53.800
CATCH IT RIGHT HERE LIVE ON

16:53.800 --> 16:56.900
LPB.

16:56.900 --> 16:57.700
THE GOVERNOR IS SCHEDULED TO

16:57.700 --> 16:58.400
ADDRESS BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE

16:58.400 --> 16:59.100
MEMBERS INSIDE THE CAPITOL

16:59.100 --> 16:59.800
BEGINNING AT 7PM. YOU CAN ALSO

16:59.800 --> 17:02.900
WATCH IT ONLINE AT LPB.ORG.

17:02.900 --> 17:04.100
ALSO, TUNE IN TO LOUISIANA: THE

17:04.100 --> 17:06.100
STATE WE'RE IN NEXT WEEK FOR

17:06.100 --> 17:09.400
UPDATES FROM THE SPECIAL SESSION.

17:09.400 --> 17:11.400
>> IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY

17:11.400 --> 17:13.100
MONTH, LPB SHOWCASES THE EDDIE

17:13.100 --> 17:14.500
G. ROBINSON ON THE CAMPUS OF

17:14.500 --> 17:16.100
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSTIY.

17:16.100 --> 17:18.200
"COACH ROB" LED GRAMBLING OVER A

17:18.200 --> 17:20.700
56-YEAR COACHING CAREER AND WON

17:20.700 --> 17:23.700
408 GAMES AS THE TIGERS HEAD COACH.

17:23.700 --> 17:25.500
THANKS TO A COUPLE OF VERY

17:25.500 --> 17:26.900
SPECIAL MEN, GRAMBLING BASEBALL

17:26.900 --> 17:28.700
COACHING LEGEND WILBERT ELLIS

17:28.700 --> 17:30.200
AND LINCOLN AND UNION PARISH

17:30.200 --> 17:31.800
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN BELTON•

17:31.800 --> 17:33.100
THE DREAM OF MAKING AN EDDIE

17:33.100 --> 17:38.700
ROBINSON MUSEUM BECAME A REALITY.

17:38.700 --> 17:40.500
>> THIS BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS

17:40.500 --> 17:41.900
OF GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

17:41.900 --> 17:43.700
HOUSES THE STORY OF LEGENDARY

17:43.700 --> 17:45.800
FOOTBALL COACH EDDIE ROBINSON.

17:45.800 --> 17:48.100
COACH ROBINSON PUT THE SMALL

17:48.100 --> 17:49.100
NORTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY ON THE

17:49.100 --> 17:50.500
MAP AS HE PUT TOGETHER ONE OF

17:50.500 --> 17:51.800
THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL

17:51.800 --> 17:53.100
PROGRAMS IN THE NATION.

17:53.100 --> 17:55.300
HE LED THE GRAMBLING STATE

17:55.300 --> 17:59.700
TIGERS FOR 57 YEARS AND WON AN

17:59.700 --> 18:01.200
UNPRECEDENTED 408 GAMES AND SENT

18:01.200 --> 18:02.500
OVER 200 PLAYERS INTO

18:02.500 --> 18:03.500
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

18:03.500 --> 18:05.700
FORMER GRAMBLING BASEBALL COACH

18:05.700 --> 18:08.800
WILBERT ELLIS AND LINCOLN PARIS

18:08.800 --> 18:10.400
DISTRICT ATTORNEY KNEW EDDIE

18:10.400 --> 18:10.100
ROBINSON WELL.

18:10.100 --> 18:12.800
THEY PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN MAKING

18:12.800 --> 18:13.900
THIS MUSEUM A REALITY.

18:13.900 --> 18:15.800
THESE DAYS COACH ELLISON AND

18:15.800 --> 18:17.700
JOHN SERVE AS A LIVING HISTORY

18:17.700 --> 18:20.800
LINK TO THE LEGENDARY COACH.

18:20.800 --> 18:22.600
>> EDDIE THE BEST COACH EVER?

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>> YEAH.

18:23.100 --> 18:24.800
HE WAS THE BEST.

18:24.800 --> 18:26.100
HE EWAS THE BEST.

18:26.100 --> 18:27.900
THEY GOT A LOT OF GREAT

18:27.900 --> 18:28.300
COACHES.

18:28.300 --> 18:29.100
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EDDIE AS

18:29.100 --> 18:34.300
MORE THAN JUST A FOOTBALL

18:34.300 --> 18:35.800
COACH.

18:35.800 --> 18:36.200
HUMANITARIAN.

18:36.200 --> 18:38.200
A MAN THAT GO BEYOND THE GAME OF

18:38.200 --> 18:39.100
FOOTBALL, BUT HE TOOK FOOTBALL

18:39.100 --> 18:41.800
TO MAKE ALL OF THESE OTHER

18:41.800 --> 18:43.200
THINGS WORK.

18:43.200 --> 18:44.500
HE WAS AN OVERCOMER.

18:44.500 --> 18:46.300
WHAT DID HE OVERCOME?

18:46.300 --> 18:47.700
LET'S LOOK AT THE TIME HE WAS

18:47.700 --> 18:48.300
BORN IN.

18:48.300 --> 18:54.400
WE ARE TALKING EARLY 1900s.

18:54.400 --> 18:56.900
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL.

18:56.900 --> 18:58.600
SO HE WAS BEHIND THE EIGHT

18:58.600 --> 18:58.900
BALL.

18:58.900 --> 19:01.700
HE HAD TO COME FROM WAY BEHIND

19:01.700 --> 19:05.100
TO GET WHERE HE ENDED UP.

19:05.100 --> 19:07.800
BUT HE DID IT, NOT WITH A

19:07.800 --> 19:08.100
STICK.

19:08.100 --> 19:09.900
HE DIDN'T DO IT WITH CARRYING A

19:09.900 --> 19:10.400
BIG SKIT.

19:10.400 --> 19:12.300
HE DID IT WITH CARRYING A BIG

19:12.300 --> 19:12.600
SMILE.

19:12.600 --> 19:14.100
>> AND IT'S THE FIRST THING YOU

19:14.100 --> 19:16.300
SEE WHEN YOU ENTER THE EDDIE

19:16.300 --> 19:19.100
ROBINSON MUSEUM A LIFE-SIZED

19:19.100 --> 19:21.100
BRONZE STATUE OF COACH ROB WITH

19:21.100 --> 19:23.400
THAT UNMISTAKABLE WINNING

19:23.400 --> 19:23.700
SMILE.

19:23.700 --> 19:27.100
>> EDDIE LOVED PEOPLE.

19:27.100 --> 19:27.900
CARED ABOUT PEOPLE.

19:27.900 --> 19:30.900
I MEAN, YOU KNOW HE TALKED ABOUT

19:30.900 --> 19:31.500
AMERICA.

19:31.500 --> 19:34.900
HE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT ONE SEGMENT

19:34.900 --> 19:35.100
OF OUR SOCIETY.

19:35.100 --> 19:37.500
HE TALKED ABOUT AMERICA.

19:37.500 --> 19:40.100
THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY.

19:40.100 --> 19:42.900
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO

19:42.900 --> 19:45.600
AS LONG AS I LIVE AND I HAVE THE

19:45.600 --> 19:48.400
OPPORTUNITY TO GO MANY, MANY

19:48.400 --> 19:48.800
PLACES.

19:48.800 --> 19:52.800
I'M STILL SPREADING THE NEWS

19:52.800 --> 19:54.900
ABOUT GRAMBLING.

19:54.900 --> 19:55.500
40.

19:55.500 --> 19:57.100
VICTORIES ON THE FOOTBALL -- 408

19:57.100 --> 19:58.800
VICTORIES ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD

19:58.800 --> 20:00.100
AND THOUSANDS OF VICTORIES OFF

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THE FIELD.

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MUSEUM, IT

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HOUSES A STORY OF FAITH, HARD

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WORK AND OVERCOMING.

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IT ALSO HOUSES A STORY BETWEEN

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HE AND MRS. ROBINSON.

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YOU KNOW HE TALKED ABOUT ONE

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WIFE, ONE JOB.

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SO THAT'S WHY COACH ELLISON AND

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I AND OTHERS THE TEAM AS I WANT

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TO SAY, MADE A POINT TO MAKE

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SURE WE HAD A DORIS ROBINSON IN

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HONOR OF HER.

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>> COACH ELLISON AND JOHN LEAD A

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WAY ON A BRIEF TOUR OF THE

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MUSEUM IT HIGHLIGHTS THE TIGERS

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FOOTBALL TRADITIONS AND HUNDREDS

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OF ROBINSON COACHED ATHLETES

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THAT WILL GO ON TO PLAY

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PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

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>> THIS IS WHERE ALL OF THE

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FOOTBALL PLAYERS PLAYED.

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OVER 200-SOME PLAYERS.

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TO MY LEFT OVER HERE, THE TIGER

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MARCHING BAND.

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AND THEY ALL WENT TOGETHER.

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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BAND,

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YOU TALKED ABOUT FOOTBALL.

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>> EDDIE ROBINSON COACHED FOUR

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NFL HALL OF FAMER INCLUDING

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WILLIE DAVIS OF THE GREEN BAY

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PACKERS, BUCK BUCHANAN OF THE

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, CHARLIE

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JOINER OF THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

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AND WILLIE BROWN OF THE OAKLAND

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RAIDERS.

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>> FOUR GUYS IN THE NFL HALL OF

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FAME AND THAT'S SOMETHING.

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>> AMAZING.

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>> THIS IS A WALL OF FAME IN

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HERE.

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THIS IS WILLIE DAVIS.

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>> WILLIE DAVIS ROOM.

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LINSEY FOUNDATION DONATED

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$150 ON HIS BEHALF AND WE NAMED

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THIS ROOM AFTER WILLIE DAVIS.

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COACH ROBINSON DID A GOOD JOB IN

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PREPARING YOUNG MEN TO BECOME

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MEN AND TO BECOME HALL OF FAME

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FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

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>> AND INSIDE THE MUSEUM YOU

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WILL SEE AN EXACT REPLICA OF

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COACH ROBS HOME OFFICE.

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>> JUST LIKE IT WAS AT HIS

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HOUSE.

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IT'S THE SAME WAY.

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HIS BOOKS AND EVERYTHING WAS

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THERE HIS CHAIR, THE SAME

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CHAIR.

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THEY DID A LITTLE SOMETHING WITH

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THE DESK AND ALL OF THAT, BUT

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THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE BOOKS ARE

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JUST LIKE HE PUT IT.

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AND OVER HERE YOU SEE WE ARE

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WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF THE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAME

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AND SPOKE FOR OUR COMMENCEMENT,

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BILL CLINTON.

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AND COACH WAS FIXING HIS ROBE.

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AND HE DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY

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ELSE -- I WAS THE GRAND MARSHAL,

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BUT HE DIDN'T WANT ME.

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I WANT EDDIE TO FIX MY ROBE.

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AND YOU SEE COACH THERE FIXING

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HIS ROBE AND PINNING ON.

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COACH SIGNED THE BALL FOR HIM

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AND ALL OF THAT.

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IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT.

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>> YOU CAN ALSO WALK THROUGH AN

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EXACT REPLICA OF EDDIE'S OFFICE

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ON CAMPUS AND EVEN STEP INTO THE

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GRAMBLING LOCKER ROOM WHERE

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COACH ROB WILL DIAGRAM HIS PLAYS

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TO THE TEAM.

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THE MUSEUM IS ALSO INTERACTIVE.

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ONE AREA ALLOWS VISITORS A SPOT

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ON THE BLOCKING SLED.

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OR TAKING A CRACK AT

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QUARTERBACK.

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BUT THIS MUSEUM IS EXTRA SPECIAL

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TO COACH ELLIS AND JOHN JUST

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BEFORE COACH RABUNSON PASSED

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AWAY THEY PROMISED THAT ONE DAY

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THERE WOULD BE AN EDDIE ROBINSON

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MUSEUM.

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>> HE ASKED ME ONE THING AND

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COACH ELLIS WAS THERE, TOO.

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HE SAID, COULD YOU PROMISE ME

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THAT IT WILL BECOME A REALITY?

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THAT YOU WILL SEE IT TO THE

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END?

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AND WITH GOD'S GRACE AND THE

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BLESSINGS OF ALMIGHTY GOD AND

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THE VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE THAT

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DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO MAKE

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IT HAPPEN AS A TEAM, WE NOW SIT

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HERE IN THE EDDIE ROBINSON

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MUSEUM.

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>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT A LOT OF

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GREAT PEOPLE.

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YOU CAN THINK ABOUT GANDHI.

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YOU CAN THINK ABOUT MOTHER

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TERESA.

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YOU CAN THINK ABOUT DR. MARTIN

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LUTHER KING, JR..

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YOU CAN THINK ABOUT GEORGE

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WASHINGTON.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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THEY STILL LIVE TODAY.

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AND GREATNESS LIVES FOREVER.

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AND COACH ROBINSON IS A GREAT

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MAN.

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AND IT IS BECAUSE HE IS STILL

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WITH US.

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WHEN HE LIVED HERE ON EARTH IN

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HIS BODY, HE WAS A GREAT MAN.

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AND HE STILL LIVES ON.

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AND SO THIS MUSEUM IS JUST AN

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EXHIBIT OF THOSE THINGS THAT HE

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ACCOMPLISHED.

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OFF THE FIELD AND ON THE FIELD.

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THAT HE STILL LIVE IT AND WILL

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FOREVER LIVE IT BECAUSE OF HIS

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GREATNESS.

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>> AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON

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THE EDDIE G. ROBINSON MUSEUM,

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YOU GO ONLINE AT

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ROBINSONMUSEUM.COM.

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