A Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for insurance fraud. State Police Trooper Eddie Thomas says 50-year-old Frank Launer of Blanchard got into a wreck last April while allegedly uninsured but quickly obtained coverage after the accident. An arrest warrant was issued after months of investigation provided enough evidence to show that Launer obtained and filed a claim with his insurance provider after he got into a wreck.
Cut 10 (09) “…insurance fraud.”
After U-S Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s “Returning Education to the States” tour stop in Louisiana, State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley commented on the improvement in Louisiana’s reading scores from 49th to the 32nd on a national test called the nation’s report card. Brumley says they went back to the basics…
Cut 4 (10) “…academic excellence.”
A wildlife has burned 15-hundred acres in the Kisatchie National Forest, but Jeff Palermo reports officials are confident they can get fire contained by the end of the week…
Cut 3 (33) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”
Optimism is up among small businesses according to a new survey released by the NFIB. State Director Leah Long says federal legislation that makes a 20-percent small business tax deduction permanent is positive and in Louisiana there’s optimism that the tort reform legislation approved in the last regular session can help reduce insurance rates over time….