Several Democrats are expressing interest in challenging Governor Jeff Landry in next year’s gubernatorial election. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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LDWF is hailing the just-concluded recreational alligator hunting season. Throughout the month-long season last month, more than 36-hundred hunters harvested more than 18-hundred alligators. The average harvest size was seven and a half feet.

Louisiana drivers who treat public roadways like their personal dragstrips have the second highest average insurance surcharge in the country. A LendingTree study shows that first speeding ticket up to 15 miles over the speed limit results in almost 90 dollars a month in surcharges. LendingTree Analyst Rob Bhatt says in certain situations, you can keep that speeding ticket off your record by taking a defensive driving course.

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The Smoothie King Center is in dire need of renovations. The key question is, where is the money going to come from? NOLA-dot-com Business Editor Stephanie Riegel says so far, they have just over half the money secured.

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That leaves the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District on the hook for the remaining 195-million dollars.