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President Barack Obama will touch down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tuesday to tour the flood-ravaged city that quickly became a political football.
Obama is set to see firsthand the damage in the state’s capital that has caused more than 106,000 residents and households to register for assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than 60,000 homes were damaged, officials said, and 13 people were killed.
Given the financial and human cost that has already taken its toll, the President’s visit is too late for some Republicans — and some Louisianans.
Obama chose not to interrupt his yearly summer vacation in Martha’s Vineyard to visit Louisiana. His reluctance to do so made for an offensive optics in the eyes of some Republicans: Obama enjoying rounds of golf with comedians like Larry David and basketball stars like Alonzo Mourning, while a state thousands of miles away faced devastation.
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