Lawmakers are making plans for the session that begins in March. Last year, auto insurance reform was a significant issue Senate President Cameron Henry says several of those new laws did not take effect until January 1st and they need to see how they impact rates…
The legislative session begins March 9th and ends June 1st. Lawmakers are expected to discuss the energy needs of the data centers being built in the state. Henry says he hopes they will cut taxes since the budget is supposed to have a 300-million-dollar surplus.
The federal government stopped minting pennies about two months ago and some stores are already price-rounding to eliminate the need for pennies. Newly confirmed U.S. Mint Director Paul Hollis from Mandeville says…
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A statue was unveiled in Avoyelles Parish to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the liberation of Solomon Northup, a free man who kidnapped and enslaved for 12 years in 1841. During the ordeal, he reached Louisiana, where a carpenter named Samuel Bass befriended him and helped him escape. Melissa Howell, a direct descendant says Northup was given the name “Platt Hamilton” by his enslavers and the location of the statue is where he stood when he was declared free at the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse.
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Northup’s 1853 autobiography, “12 Years a Slave,” was adapted into an Academy Award-winning movie in 2014.
If you’re looking to be more active in 2026, Dr. Marie Morgan with LSU Health Shreveport recommends finding exercises you enjoy. She says small changes in your daily life can make a world of impact. Consistency is most important.