Flooding Update – March 18, 2016
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-03-18
Duration: 00:07:12
Subjects: Natural Disasters | Floods, 2016 | United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency | Interstate 10 | Louisiana. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Edwards, John Bel Speaker
- Fugate, Craig Speaker
- Steele, Mike Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 18, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s update on the historic flooding around the state. This report includes highlights from a press conference with Governor John Bel Edwards and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and an update on the closure of Interstate 10 at the Louisiana and Texas border due to the flooding. Whinham also interviews Mike Steele, the communications director for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP). He discusses the need for people affected by the flooding to register with FEMA, the importance of documenting the clean-up effort, and the possibility of scam artists taking advantage of the situation.