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Red Cross Responds to 3 Fires in 12 Hours
WGNO NewsLocal American Red Cross disaster volunteer teams were dispatched three times in 12 hours to fires in New Orleans, including after a fire in the 700 block of Broadway early Sunday morning. Local American Red Cross volunteers responded to a fire in the...Tags: WGNO, Politics, Human Interest, Charity, American Red Cross
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To Stay or Go? Emergency Shelter List and Contraflow Maps
WGNO NewsTo stay or to go: it may be the most important decision you face during the hurricane season! It's a decision best made now, when you're calm, long before a storm hits. But in some cases, the choice may not be yours. Stay tuned to ABC26 or the Emergency...Tags: Emergency Planning, Traffic, American Red Cross, WGNO, Hurricanes
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American Red Cross Bracing For Hurricane Irene On East Coast
WGNO NEWSFrom the Carolinas to Cape Cod, Hurricane Irene is threatening potentially 55 million peole living on the East Coast. Hurricane Irene is expected to be the strongest storm to strike the East coast in 7 years. "Hopefully we can be the calm in the storm,...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Hurricane Irene (2011), Louisiana, American Red Cross
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American Red Cross Helping Tornado Victims With Emotional Stress
WGNO NewsWhen there's death and destruction, there will most definitely be emotional stress like shock and sadness. The Southeast Louisiana Chapter of The American Red Cross is sending trained mental professionals who were in Baton Rouge to help tornado...Tags: Health, Baton Rouge, Human Interest, Social Issues, American Red Cross
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Recent Survey Says Many Americans Don't Know How to Swim
WGNO NewsAccording to a new American Red Cross survey, two in ten people planning to swim, boat or fish this summer cannot swim well. The survey of more than 1,000 adults, taken earlier this spring, found that 78% of households are planning at least one water-...Tags: Parenting, Sports, Swimming, Social Issues, American Red Cross
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Tornado Rips Through St. Tammany Parish
WGNO NewsAn EF-3 twister ripped through Bush in St. Tammany Parish last night with wind speeds up to 165 mph. "I stood in the door and watched it. As it got closer, the winds got stronger. I knew that was it, my house was going to come apart," Billy Jenkins...Tags: Weather Statistics, Tornadoes, FEMA, Social Issues, American Red Cross
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Governor Jindal Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm Conditions, GOHSEP Activates Crisis Action Team
ABC26 NewsToday, Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency for a major winter storm system and related dangerous winter weather conditions. Additionally, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) activated its Crisis...Tags: Bobby Jindal, Baton Rouge, Snow Storms, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hammond Woman Sentenced For Defrauding American Red Cross
NADINE TILLIS, age 50, a resident of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced in federal court today by U. S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to six (6) months imprisonment for wire fraud relating to fraudulent applications for financial assistance after...Tags: Justice System, FBI, Social Issues, American Red Cross, Punishment
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22 New Orleans-area Residents Charged with Katrina Fraud
ABC26 News22 individuals are facing federal felony charges via grand jury indictments or bills of information as a result of alleged Katrina fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten, joined by David Welker, FBI Special Agent in Charge New Orleans...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), FEMA, Corporate Crime, American Red Cross, Mississippi
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1,360 Charged With Hurricane Fraud
ABC26 NewsMore than 1,300 people have been charged in federal fraud cases related to the 2005 hurricanes since the storms struck the Gulf Coast. A report released by the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force says investigators have screened more than 39,000 fraud-...Tags: Justice System, FEMA, Social Issues, Corporate Crime, Hurricane Preparedness
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Woman Indicted For Fraud And Identity Theft In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina
ABC26 NewsSHANTELL MOSES, age 35, formerly a resident of Louisiana, was charged in a four-count indictment today by a Federal Grand Jury with fraud and identity theft, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to the indictment, SHANTELL MOSES fraudulently...Tags: Justice System, FBI, Georgia, Social Issues, Corporate Crime
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American Red Cross Releases Five Year Report on Response to Hurricane Katrina
ABC26 NewsFive years after a hurricane season that wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, the American Red Cross today released "Bringing Help, Bringing Hope," a report that details the Red Cross response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the ensuing years of...Tags: Family, Homes, Washington, DC, Social Issues, Hurricane Preparedness
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