Congress praised for early flood aid package, but leaders say more is needed

BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards praised Congress for its effort to secure up to $500 million for flood relief Thursday, but stressed the need for additional money to help people in flood-ravaged south Louisiana rebuild.The money is made available in a federal, short-term continuing resolution item. U.S. Senator David Vitter said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will distribute the money to states with disasters in 2016. Louisiana is expected to receive a major p