After boaters were rescued Monday after fending off sharks about 25 miles off the coast of Empire, Louisiana Oyster Task Force Chairman and fisherman Mitch Jurisich the Coast Guard arrived just in time because one man was holding onto an ice chest, and he bravely knew to go for the shark’s eyes.
Jurisich believes federal protections of sharks have only allowed them to grow in numbers and says those protections need to be revised.
The state Department of Insurance has approved a rate increase of 63 percent for customers of the state-run insurer of last resort, Louisiana Citizens. The increase will take effect on January 1st, but Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon hopes to have new insurance companies arranged to offer cheaper coverage to those under Citizens’ protection…:
Cut 14 (09) “…Citizens’ policyholders.”
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves a new policy that could result in 30 hours of focused literacy instruction in the summer for third and fourth graders who perform poorly on an end-of-year reading exam. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says students who do not want to participate in the summer program have other options…
Brumley says another option is for the student to repeat the grade. He says this policy will only be in effect for the current school year and next.