Edwards administration defends flood response

BATON ROUGE- Governor Edwards' Administration pushed back against criticism Thursday that it's too slow in responding to the August flood. Friday Edwards will present the state's first disaster relief program 147 days after the storm."Only twenty of the days have been in the control of the state," said Edwards spokesperson Julie Payer.Congress approved almost half-a-billion dollars for the state program in September, 48 days after the flood waters rose. However, federal regulations tied