Drivers in Louisiana won’t be getting a break anytime soon on the cost of getting around by car or truck. Tim Waldenback, of Zutobi, an online driver’s education platform, says a report just issued indicates insurance premiums will help keep the state as the most expensive in the nation to operate a vehicle for, well …a long while…:

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He says high fuel costs will also contribute to that alarming prediction.

A cold front will be crossing into the state tonight and tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the chances of scattered showers will persist this evening and through Thursday….:

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Keim predicts great autumn football weather for Friday and Saturday.

New Orleans hosted the first offshore oil and gas lease sale in 2021 today. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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Lawmen in Shreveport report a man shot multiple times early this morning when he met someone to make a transaction that started on social media. The victim is expected to recover. Caddo deputies say there was another big fight at the troubled Southwood High School, where there were numerous brawls earlier this fall. And Bossier deputies arrest a pair of people for burglarizing a Bossier City gun store; taking over 60 weapons.