Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is pointing at the high number of bodily insurance claims as a reason why insurance rates are so high in Louisiana. Colleen Crain has more…

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It’s November first, but the hurricane season is not over yet. The National Hurricane Center says there’s a high chance of tropical development in the Caribbean over the next seven days. The next named storm will be named Patty.

Next week will be a busy week in politics. Election Day is Tuesday and then Louisiana lawmakers begin a tax reform special session on Wednesday. The state’s film tax credit program could be eliminated or scaled way back as part of an effort to lower individual and corporate income taxes. Film Louisiana President Jason Waggenspack says the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit has been around for two decades and it’s responsible for thousands of jobs…

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This weekend is the 56^th Annual Louisiana Pecan Festival in the Grant Parish town of Colfax.  Festival president Danielle Yerby says it all gets underway this morning with the Blessing of the Crop…

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The carnival opens at noon and this event attracts thousands of visitors every year.

A tax reform special session will get underway next week. Governor Jeff Landry wants to lower income taxes and to offset the revenue loss he’s proposing legislators do away with several tax credits. The state’s film tax credit program could be eliminated or scaled way back. Film Louisiana President Jason Waggenspack will make the case the film tax credit program is good for the state…

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But a Louisiana Economic Development study shows the tax film tax credit program only yielded a return of 39 cents in tax revenue in fiscal year 2022.

Lawmakers will take another stab next year in addressing the state’s auto insurance rates that are among the highest in the country. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple believes one of the primary reasons  is that Louisiana motorists are more likely to claim an injury following a wreck…

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Temple says multiple legislative committees have been meeting regularly since the summer and the medical payments that are made as a result of a lawsuit or settlement is part of the conversation.

Today is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the November fifth election. To do so, contact your local registrar of voters office. And completed ballots must be received by your parish registrar of voters by 4:30 PM on Monday.

We still have some lingering rainfall in southeast Louisiana this morning, but we are looking at another dry weekend. It’ will be a perfect weekend for the 56^th annual Pecan Festival in Colfax. Season Richardson has a preview…

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