- La Feria Native Soon To Retire From The Military This Summer
- Senior Eneece Avila Takes Pride in her State Title
- Dr. Noemi Infante, Harlingen Medical Center Open New Women’s Clinic
- Santa Rosa Cameron County Park Partially Reopens
- Santa Rosa Takes to Regionals Meet in Kingsville, Tx
- Long-Standing Nexstar Tower in La Feria Decommissioned
- Lionettes Powerlifting Meet
- Local Business Holds Event to Benefit RGV Shriners Club
- Knights of Columbus Holds it’s 30th Annual Golf Tournament
- KGBT Tower Dismantled
Doing Their Part
- Updated: September 23, 2016
La Feria residents and law enforcement collect donations for the victims of last month’s historic flooding in Southern Louisiana
This past August prolonged rainfall in southern parts of Louisiana resulted in catastrophic flooding that submerged thousands of houses and businesses. Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, called the disaster an “historic, unprecedented flooding event” and declared a state of emergency.
Many rivers and waterways, particularly the Amite and Comite rivers, reached record levels, and rainfall exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes.
Because of the large number of homeowners without flood insurance that were affected, donations and aid from various organizations, as well as the federal government, have been mobilized over the course of the following month.
Local donations came from La Feria Chief of Police Cesar Rene Diaz, La Feria Police Department, Eliza M. Rodriguez, Janie Campos, Almaraz Wrecker and Charlie Wrecker.
