Tiger Rag magazine executive editor Todd Horne is among a trio of Baton Rouge reporters who are suing LSU for refusing to disclose records of public money it’s paying to student athletes. Their lawyer, Scott Sternberg, makes it clear that this lawsuit is only about public money.
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Tiger Rag and LRN share the same owner. Piper Hutchinson of Louisiana Illuminator and Chris Nakamoto of WAFB-TV are the other two plaintiffs.
The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy is working with the U.S. Geological Survey to figure out why there’s been a sudden spike in earthquake activity in northwest Louisiana. Department spokesman Patrick Courreges (kuh-RAHZH) says wastewater injection may be to blame; and while nothing unusual has been found yet, agents are still looking.
Since the start of last year, nearly 40 insurance companies have filed rate decreases for private passenger auto policies. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the latest company to do so is Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, who filed a six-percent decrease on its Value Product.
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The Savannah Bananas baseball team invades the Superdome this weekend! There will be a two-hour game with the fan-focused event tomorrow and Sunday. Jay Cicero, the CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, says tickets are by lottery, and New Orleans locals who have found it impossible to get tickets in other cities are happy to find them here.