Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a Florida-based company that writes homeowners insurance is leaving Louisiana and several other states because of an insurance crisis in Florida, not conditions in Louisiana. Donelon says United Property and Casualty, or UPC announced last year they would be leaving.
Cut 4 (09) “…state of Florida.”
The company has about 36,000 policyholders in Louisiana.
There’s a runoff for mayor in Shreveport and La Politics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says Democrat Gregory Tarver and Republican Tom Arceneaux are in a runoff for mayor. Incumbent Democrat Adrian Perkins failed to garner enough votes, but he along with two previous Democratic mayors, have endorsed the GOP candidate.
Cut 11 (05) “…Shreveport attorney.”
Polls open at 7 am tomorrow morning.
A recent survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicates electricity prices in Louisiana are two cents cheaper than the national average. And while customers in the state have seen their power bill steadily increase, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says it has to do with the price of natural gas.
Thursday was a big day for northeast Louisiana high school football as both Ouachita Christian and Oak Grove won state titles. O-C-S won its eighth state title in school history with a 28-14 victory over Vermilion Catholic. Coach Steven Fitzhugh won his sixth state championship at the Monroe school…
Oak Grove won its seventh football title as the Tigers blanked Homer 17-to-0.