State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has ordered insurers to pay Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses even though it’s not required by law because several hard-hit parishes did not formally issue mandatory evacuations. Donelon says President Biden is also calling on insurance providers to pay evacuation expenses…
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Donelon says All-State plans to comply but expects State Farm to fight it with a legal challenge.

There is another way for evacuees to get hotel expenses paid for and that’s by registering for disaster assistance through FEMA. Spokesperson John Mills…
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You can register at disaster-assistance-dot-gov, call 1-800-621-FEMA or through the FEMA app.

Burreuax the young Baton Rouge Zoo giraffe named after LSU’s Heisman Trophy Winning quarterback has died. Brooke Thorington has more.
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LSU sent a text message to students reminding them the deadline is tomorrow to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and if they do not, they will be unenrolled. The school gives students five options on how they can comply with the school’s pandemic protocol. Last week, the university reported 68-percent of its students are vaccinated.