
As President Donald Trump considers an overhaul of the nation’s disaster response efforts, one Louisiana official is poised to have an influential voice in the debate over potential reforms. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng was tapped in November by the National Association of Counties to co-chair a task force charged with coming up with recommendations to modernize federal disaster policies. On Tuesday, she traveled to Washington, D.C., for the group's first in-person meeting. In an interview Monday, Lee Sheng said she agrees with Trump that the current method for...