The legislative session ends in 16 days, and lawmakers are close to passing auto insurance reform bills that they hope can bring down rates. Jeanne Burns reports.

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Three of the inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail were captured yesterday that leaves two more fugitives who remain at large.

The Louisiana Senate will hear a bill today that could result in an out-of-work individual losing their job benefits if they fail to show up for job interviews. Lafayette Republican Troy Hebert is the author of the bill and says since February 2024, the Louisiana Workforce Commission has tracked the number of people who fail to appear for scheduled job interviews…

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Hebert’s bill also calls for an unemployed individual to perform at least five work search actions a week, up from the current law of three to maintain their job benefits.

Many are remembering the patriarch of Duck Dynasty, Phil Robertson, who died on Sunday at the age of 79. Before Robertson became a well-known outdoorsman and a conservative cultural icon, he was the starting quarterback for Louisiana Tech in the 1960s and his back up was Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. Greg Hilburn of the USA Today Network, the two were recognized at a Tech football game in 2013…

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