Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says when it comes to auto insurance rates, there’s no such thing as a so-called “widow’s penalty,” A bill has been filed for the upcoming legislative session that would prohibit a person’s auto insurance rates from going up just because their spouse dies. Donelon told the Baton Rouge Press Club that such a penalty doesn’t exist…
Cut 4 (12) “…if you’re married.”
Bills have been filed in the House and Senate for the upcoming session aimed at ending the practice of calculating insurance rates based on whether a person is a widow.

Shreveport Police continue to look for the person responsible for fatally shooting 85-year-old John Henry McDonald on Saturday. He was found dead in his pickup truck.

The executive director for the Louisiana Democratic Party Stephen Handwerkc believes when the Louisiana Presidential Primary gets here on April 4th, the race for the Democratic nomination will still be competitive…
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Nationally the race remains tight with Senator Bernie Sanders in the lead, followed by Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office releases an investigative report that alleges a former fire chief in Webster Parish, Billy Rasberry Junior, paid himself excess compensation also used public funds to purchase auto parts. Auditor Roger Harris…
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An attorney for Rasberry denies the claim he received excess compensation and it was the auto parts store that mistakenly billed the Fire District.