A new report shows that last year, the number of Louisiana homeowners having their insurance policies cancelled by their insurance companies increased more than fivefold compared to 2018. Real Reform Louisiana Executive Director Ben Riggs says insurance companies are cancelling policies mainly for financial reasons, mostly south of the I-10 corridor.
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Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a horse stable in Slidell over the weekend. Brian Macaluso with St. Tammany Parish Fire District One says firefighters weren’t able to save all the horses in the barn at Lewis Stables.
Macaluso says the cause is still under investigation, and it could be anything from an electrical issue to arson.
SNAP recipients in Louisiana began receiving food assistance benefits on their EBT cards this past weekend. Jeff Palermo reports on whether the state will be reimbursed for stepping up to the plate…
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Two girls are hurt after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival in New Roads over the weekend. The girls, both about 11 years old, were about 20 feet off the ground when the bucket they were in tipped over. They’re hospitalized but are expected to recover. A third girl in the bucket managed to hold on and was uninjured.