Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell filed a lawsuit today against State Farm claiming the insurance company has created a culture of unsafe business practices when it comes to vehicle repairs. Assistant A-G Randy Ishee says there are multiple cases where State Farm has forced shops to use sub-standard parts to complete vehicle repairs…

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In a written statement, State Farm says the accusations in the lawsuit are not in line with its mission to serve the needs of their customers.

The Houma Police Department says a 71-year-old woman was brutally attacked by her son’s pit-bull mix last night. Chief Todd Duplantis says the woman was taken to the hospital with severe lacerations to her face, hands and arms. Duplantis says animal control took the attack male dog into custody and another female dog that was also inside the residence at the time…

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He says the motive of the attack remains under investigation.

A Nike shoe designed for skateboarders and inspired by Louisiana mudbugs is generating some major buzz. It’s called the “Crawfish Shoe” and an employee at Rukus Board Shop in Baton Rouge worked with Nike to design the shoe. 19-year-old Hunter Hulin says people lined up outside the store a day before the shoe was released last Saturday and shelves were cleared throughout the state that day. Hulin says the shoe is red with maroon speckled suede to represent the crawfish…:

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The $105 Crawfish shoe will be available to the world on Saturday.