Risk Rating 2.0, a new federal flood insurance pricing system for existing policyholders, goes into effect today. FEMA says 23-percent of current policyholders will see their premiums decrease, while 73-percent will see their premiums increase up to 20 dollars per month. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a small percentage of premiums will increase by more than 20-dollars a month…
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Senator Bill Cassidy says there are members of Congress who want to address this issue, but it will likely have to wait until next year.

The next hurricane season starts June 1 and Accuweather is predicting 16 to 20 named storms, six to eight hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says if the forecast is accurate, this would be the third straight very active season…
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that four E-F-1 tornadoes touched down in Jackson and Bienville Parishes on Wednesday. Another E-F 1 tornado touched down in Roseland in Tangipahoa Parish. Forecasters say there could be another threat of severe weather on Tuesday.

The road to the Final Four could be paved with gold for Louisiana…David Grubb has more.
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