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Why are McDonald’s ice cream machines always broken? The FTC is on the case

An icy McFlurry or milkshake from one of the dozen or so McDonald’s locations...

Recovery from Ida uneven across Louisiana 

Four days after Hurricane Ida struck, the storm's aftermath—and progress in recovering from it—are...

BRAF expects to soon begin distributing Ida relief grants

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has been holding daily briefings with relief organizations to...

Mold now a concern days after Hurricane Ida 

Two days after Hurricane Ida blew through Louisiana, residents and businesses are just beginning...

Louisiana’s small businesses face slow, difficult recovery 

Small businesses hit by Hurricane Ida face a slow and daunting recovery as they...

Nearly three-fourths of Capital Region still without power

More than 72% of the Capital Region is still without power three days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, including 54% of the some 216,000 customers in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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States that cut federal jobless benefits early saw little change in job growth

States that halted the boosted federal unemployment benefits prior to their deadline have so...

Need gas? There’s an app for that

Drivers in Louisiana and Mississippi searching for gas stations that still have fuel can download the GasBuddy app to find crowdsourced outage information. 

Supermarkets continuing to reopen; distributors slammed by demand 

A growing number of grocery stores are reopening in the wake of Hurricane Ida, and keeping shelves stocked is keeping distributors slammed.

Local farmers see significant damage from Ida

Several Louisiana farms were flattened by Hurricane Ida this week.  “This has been a very...
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