One year ago today, torrential rains began pouring down on south Louisiana. By the time the rain stopped ten days later, 20 parishes had been declared federal disaster areas, and 13 people lost their lives. Livingston Parish was one of the most devastated, with 75 percent of the homes deemed a total loss. Parish President Layton Ricks says the parish is making a good comeback…:
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An estimated 146,000 homes were damaged in the August flood.

Louisiana has moved up two spots to number two in Insure-dot-com’s ranking of states with the most expensive auto insurance rates. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says an excessive amount of litigation is one factor..:
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Eye doctors urge people who plan to watch the solar eclipse to do so safely. Halen Doughty has more…:
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