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 and did not have automobile insurance and then quickly bought coverage
Thomas says once investigators had enough evidence to show that Launer obtained and filed a claim with his insurance provider after he got into a wreck, an arrest warrant was issued.
A new national survey finds small business optimism rose in July. NFIB State Director Leah Long believes that optimism shown in the new survey released by the NFIB is due in part to federal legislation that makes a 20-percent small business tax deduction permanent gives small business owners more clarity…
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham believes preventing SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to purchase soft drinks, energy drinks and candy will make for a healthier Louisiana. Last week, USDA Secretary Brooke Collins signed a SNAP waiver for Louisiana that removes them as eligible food items. The new policy goes in to effect in January and Abraham says a good portion of government assistance is going towards the purchase of these items…
Cut 13 (07) “…will be banned.”
Over a five-year period, Louisiana’s reading scores improved from being ranked 49th to the 32nd the nation’s report card. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says that improvement is why U-S Secretary of Education Linda McMahon started her “Returning Education to the States” tour in Louisiana. He says it was validation for what’s being done in the public classroom…