Two home insurance companies will be lowering their rates, while one of the major ones is increasing its. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says SureChoice and Elevate’s premiums will decrease by seven and a half percent on average, since they base their rates in large part on reinsurance costs.

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State Farm, on the other hand, will be increasing its premiums by an average of almost ten-percent based on a projection of higher future losses due to hurricanes.

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation releases the second edition of its “First Time Fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin” activity booklet. LWF Executive Director Rebecca Triche (“trish”) says it brings plenty of opportunities.

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The legislature has more money at its disposal than it originally had anticipated. Jeanne Burns reports.

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And if you can just pick the right five numbers and the Powerball number, you too can have a lot more money at your disposal than you had anticipated. Since no one won Powerball Saturday night, the jackpot for tonight’s drawing is an estimated 1.1-billion dollars. Good luck – you’re going to need it.