The U-S Senate Banking Committee held a hearing this morning on reforming the National Flood Insurance Program, which has a caused a lot of financial pain for Louisiana homeowners, who have seen flood insurance premiums skyrocket. Michael Hecht from Greater New Orleans Inc says Congress has to find a way to make flood insurance more affordable…
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Washington Mardi Gras is underway in D-C. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Louisiana business executives, lobbyists and groups budget for this event every year because it’s a great place to network…
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Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees the king for the ball on Saturday night.

According to Lending-tree dot-com, Louisiana ranks second in the country for the percentage of households owned and occupied by single women. It’s at 15-percent. Charlotte Guidroz, a loan officer with Assurance Financial, says why Louisiana ranks so high is not clear, but she sees a lot of motivated single mothers…
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The Bayou State has seen significant rainfall since Tuesday, and more rainfall is expected into Saturday. LSU Climatologist Barry Keim says some of the highest rainfall totals are in southeast Louisiana…
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A flood watch is in effect for most of southeast Louisiana until 6 PM.