Homeowners with fortified roofs receive discounts on their insurance, but those discounts will not last forever. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is certifying them as fortified for only 15 years. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says without the fortified certification, insurance companies would no longer offer premium discounts for fortified roofs.

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Temple still says a fortified roof is a great investment.

The LSU men’s basketball team will play McNeese in an exhibition game tonight, but the Tigers will only dress eight players. Coach Will Wade told the Baton Rouge Rotary Club says they are waiting on the NCAA to declare the fifth-year seniors and international players that are on the roster eligible. Wade says some of his players have former overseas teammates who have gained NCAA eligibility…

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The regular season opener is November third.

The Louisiana Tech presidential search committee holds its first meeting today. Andrew Greenstein has more…

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Isaias is now a hurricane, northwest of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and will gain strength over the next two days and make landfall late Friday-early Saturday near the Alabama-Florida state line. LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says the coastal parishes of southeast Louisiana could see some rain bands…

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