According to the latest CDC data, Louisiana’s life expectancy fell by nearly three years to 73 years old in 2020. Doctor Ben Springgate with LSU Health New Orleans says the COVID pandemic and an increase in drug overdoses has led to a lower life expectancy. Springgate recommends the state invest more dollars into drug prevention treatment…
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State Police is investigating a fatal police shooting in Cut Off. Trooper Ross Brennan says the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to call of a domestic disturbance when a subject inside the home shot at deputies and an officer with Port Fourchon Harbor Police…
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The subject has been identified as 32-year-old Geraldo Reyes, who died at at the scene. No officers were injured.

As the state heads into the heart of hurricane season, the state-run last-resort property insurer, Louisiana Citizens, has doubled its number of properties covered in just two years. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Citizens was covering 50-thousand before Hurricane Laura in 2020, But after Laura and Delta – followed by Ida last year – another 50-thousand have had no choice but to go with Citizens. He says that’s about 100-thousand policies…:
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Donelon says state law requires Citizens’ policyholders will be covered if there is a disaster. If necessary, assessments will be added to ALL property policies in the state, as they were after Katrina and Rita in 2005.

Still no announcement from LSU Coach Brian Kelly on who will be the Tigers starting quarterback against Florida State September fourth. Kelly says the competition between Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier remains tight.