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ERATH — After Tuesday night’s Erath Aldermen’s meeting, the Mayor and some aldermen stayed to answer questions that a handful of residents had about their electricity bills.
Residents had questions for Mayor Taylor Mencacci and a couple of aldermen as to why their electricity was higher than usual and what is “Fuel Adjustment cost,” which is also on the electrical bill.

CROWLEY — Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to the Louisiana timber industry, according to preliminary estimates by the LSU AgCenter.
Laura devastated 757,538 acres of timber from the southwest to northeast parts of the state, according to a report by AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry and AgCenter forestry specialist Michael Blazier.
In comparison, agricultural losses — including forestry, crops and fisheries — from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 totaled $1.5 billion.

Debris removal has begun in Vermilion Parish.
A contractor from out of state was hired by the Police Jury last week to remove all of the debris caused from Hurricane Laura.
The contractor will have trucks spread out throughout the parish picking up debris. On Monday and Tuesday, some trucks were in Abbeville and Erath. Others were in Pecan Island removing a lot of marsh grass.
The police jury asks residents to have Hurricane Laura related debris hauled to the side of the road.