Many college students are using this end of summertime to shop for expensive items to fill their dorms or apartments and State Farm is urging young adults to protect their back-to-school purchases with renter’s insurance. State Farm spokesperson Roszell Gadson says renters should meet with an agent about buying coverage. He says lots of college students believe renter’s insurance is too expensive for them…:
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More and more travelers are choosing New Orleans as their vacation destination. Kristian Sonnier with the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau says New Orleans was ranked at the top of the list for food and music travel destinations by two prestigious lifestyle magazines…:
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Think you’re getting sick or have a broken arm? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana’s smartphone app now has a symptom checker. Owner of the mobile app, Kassim Rasoulian, says the user will also be directed to the best method to obtain help…:
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He says it’s available to both members and non-members.

Louisiana is seeing pounding rain on one side of the state, and scorching hot temperatures on another. A flash flood watch is in effect through Saturday for many parishes in southeast Louisiana and that system continues to move slowly west, according to forecasters. Several inches of rain are expected to fall over the coming days. In Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto and Webster Parishes, a heat advisory is in place through 7 this evening.