1230 LRN Newscast

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, just two weeks after Hurricane Francine hit southern Louisiana as a Category 2. This is the fourth hurricane to strike the Gulf Coast this season, and while the full extent of damage is still unknown, Insurance Information Institute spokesperson Mark Friedlander says that these storms rarely impact the insurance landscape alone.

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Thanks to a new Louisiana law, 17-year-olds can now be tried as adults, down from 18. Governor Landry said the goal is to deter teens from committing crimes. Has it worked?

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If you thought Hurricane Helene was bad, that may be nothing compared to what’s bearing down on Florida. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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