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Restoration Roundup: Unlicensed Mold Remediation, Atlantic Hurricane Season, Meth Cleanup, & More | 9.6.16

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September 6, 2016

Owners, Tenants Allows to Perform Mold Remediation Without a License on Own Property

Due to the extensive flooding in the Greater Baton Rouge area, the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) has received many questions by homeowners regarding whether they can legally remove or remediate mold in their own homes.

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Mold Threatens to Leave Thousands More Homeless After Louisiana Floods

Even for Louisianans whose homes remained intact after this month's devastating floods, a second, invisible menace still threatens to wipe out many residences: mold, which can overwhelm a home and leave gutting it as the only recourse.

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Attorney General Urges Flood Victims to be Skeptical of "Mold Free" Certificate

After natural disasters, unlicensed contractors and bad actors often come into the affected areas offering lots of promises and quick repairs. Attorney General Jeff Landry wants families and businesses to beware of a so-called “mold certificate.”

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Atlantic May Spawn as Many as 8 Hurricanes by Season's End

NOAA increased its outlook to 12 to 17 named storms with winds of at least 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour in the tropical Atlantic after the end of El Nino, which can produce winds that damage systems, according to an updated forecast released Thursday. Two to four storms could grow into major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 miles per hour. 

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Cost of Cleaning Up Meth Labs has Dropped Along with Size of Illegal Operations

State and local narcotics investigators in Georgia say the downsizing of meth labs has cut the cost of cleaning up behind the drug dealers.

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Hermine Batters the East Coast

It wasn't the Labor Day weekend many East Coast residents and visitors had planned. After slamming into Florida as a Category 1 hurricane early Friday, Hermine churned up the eastern seaboard with heavy rain, high winds and flooding. 
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