More than 12-thousand drivers who have auto insurance through Allstate will see a decrease in auto insurance premiums next year. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A new report finds military spending was up 77-percent during fiscal year 2024 compared to a previous report conducted four years earlier. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Lafourche Parish School Board is coming under very heavy criticism for how it handled an incident involving boys sharing A-I nude photos of female classmates. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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About 12-thousand drivers who have auto insurance through Allstate will see a decrease on their auto insurance premium next year. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the has approved a seven-percent rate decrease for Allstate North American Insurance Company and a 15-percent decrease for Encompass Insurance Company of America’s National General program. Temple says this good news…
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ANAIC and Encompass are both Allstate companies. Temple says the recent tort reform efforts are showing insurance providers that the state is committed to creating a healthier market for both consumers and insurers.
Temple says the insurance industry has told him if Louisiana can decrease the frivolous lawsuits and outrageous settlements it will result in lower auto insurance rates…
Cut 5 (09) “…following year.”
Temple says there are signs auto insurance rates are starting to come down for drivers, but more work is needed to address commercial auto insurance…
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Expect to see more auto insurance reform legislation when lawmakers meet for the regular session in the spring.
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Military-related spending in Louisiana generated more than 17-billion dollars in total economic activity during fiscal year 2024, a 77-percent increase since 2021. That’s according to a new report from Louisiana Economic Development. Louisiana Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton Meginley says employment has also risen 52-percent with more than 117-thousand jobs that’s contributing to the state and local economy…
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Louisiana has five military installations. Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, a naval air station in Belle Chasse and Fort Polk in Leesville. Meginley says Fort Polk is a major driver of central Louisiana’s economy…
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Meginley says the report shows notable expansion in the state’s defense sector since the previous study four years ago…
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Recently Bollinger Shipyards was awarded a major U-S Navy contract to construct six Arctic Security Cutters at facilities in Lockport. And VRC Metal Systems will build a new maintenance facility at Barksdale that will provide advanced repair capabilities for B-52 aircraft.
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The Lafourche Parish School Board is coming under fire for how it handled an incident in which a group of boys shared A-I nude images of female classmates. One of them had been expelled for hitting a boy on a school bus who had shared an image of her. Her family’s lawyers gave the school board an earful this month. Benjamin Comeaux told the board her school, Sixth Ward Middle School in Thibodaux, prevented her from seeking help.
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Another of the family’s lawyers, Gregory Miller, told the board after the girl’s pleas to the school for help fell on deaf ears, she was placed on the same bus as one of the boys who had been bullying her, and that’s when she took matters into her own hands.
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Miller told the school board that it had punished the wrong person.
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The girl’s father, who Louisiana Radio Network is not naming, told the board that his daughter went through depression so severe that he had to hire a counselor, and that her punishment was way overboard given the circumstances.
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The board eventually reduced the girl’s expulsion to a suspension in the length that she had already spent out of the classroom and allowed her to immediately return. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office has charged one boy for sharing those images, and more charges are likely.
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LSU’s three-game losing streak is over, and Frank Wilson gets his first win as the Tigers’ interim head coach. After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, the Tigers maintained their composure and beat Arkansas Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium, 23-22. During his postgame news conference, Wilson said he talked to his team before the game about how nothing would come easy, and this game was the epitome of that.
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Just before the game, Garrett Nussmeier was ruled out, so sophomore Michael Van Buren got his first start, and he completed 21 out of 31 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown. He didn’t throw any interceptions but was sacked four times. Wilson said Van Buren got off to a shaky start but got more confident as the game went on.
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Van Buren says this is a win he will not soon forget.
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With the win, LSU is now bowl eligible. They wrap up their home schedule Saturday against Western Kentucky; kickoff is at 6:45. Their final regular-season game is a week later at Oklahoma.
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Stephen F Austin won the Southland Conference on Saturday, but Southeastern Louisiana is still alive for an at-large FCS playoff spot after beating UIW 10-7. It was a good win for Coach Frank Scelfo’s team after losing the week before to Lamar….
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The Lions are 8-3 and wrap up the regular season on Thursday by hosting Nicholls in the River Bell Classic.
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Louisiana Tech had just 167 yards of offense in a 28-3 loss to Washington State on Saturday. Coach Sonny Cumbie’s team still needs one more win to become bowl eligible, and they’ll try to get that victory this Saturday at home against Liberty…
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ULM jumped out to a 14-0 lead on South Alabama, but ended up losing to the Jaguars 26-14. That’s six straight losses for Coach Bryant Vincent’s team, and they are having a hard time staying away from beating themselves…
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The Warhawks are at Texas State this Saturday.
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Nicholls won its final home game of the season, beating rival Northwestern State 26-21. Redshirt freshman running back Shane Lee had a career-high 134 yards rushing and three TDs. Coach Tommy Rybacki will finish Southland play with at least a 500 record after finding a way to get a victory over the Demons…
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The Colonels visit Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday.