The FBI arrested a person in New Iberia that they say was plotting a violent New Year’s Eve attack. FBI Director, Kash Patel said in a social media post, that this person whose identity has not been released, was part of a radical pro-Palestinian group. The FBI says the person arrested in Louisiana was not part of the group planning multiple New Year’s Eve bombings in Los Angels, California, and it is not yet clear if the person’s attacks were planning for California, Louisiana, or elsewhere but the FBI considers the threat considerable.
A state lawmaker is worried about the future of LSU Health Shreveport. The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved major organizational changes that include giving the Baton Rouge campus direct oversight of research operations at its research institutions. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly says the restructuring ends 25 years of local autonomy for LSU Health Shreveport…
LSU Chancellor James Dalton says a unified research structure better positions LSU to successfully compete for major grants, attract exceptional faculty and expand discoveries that can improve life in Louisiana.
State Farm is raising premiums on property insurance policies by an average of almost ten percent statewide but, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says they’re lowering auto insurance premiums by almost six percent on average. He says State Farm requested the decrease because…
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Temple says the rates insurance companies charge their drivers are related to the claims that insurance companies pay out.
The Saints have a winning streak. With yesterday’s 20-17 win over the Panthers, it’s two in a row. The key play came with 12 seconds left and the Saints out of timeouts, Quarterback Tyler Shough ran it down the middle for four yards and slid. Panthers’ safety Lathan Ransom hit Shough as he was sliding, drawing a 15-yard penalty. That penalty put Smyth in position to kick a 47-yard game winning field goal. But if not for that penalty, Shough says he and his teammates were ready to sprint to the line for him to spike the ball and stop the clock.