A movie about a Louisiana man whose mother gave him up for adoption will be shown in theaters nationwide this weekend. Actor Kirk Cameron decided to produce Lifemark after watching a documentary on the subject. Marsanne Golsby has more…
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If you’ve received your flood insurance renewal and experienced sticker shock, Congressman Garret Graves says you’re not alone. Brooke Thorington has more…
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The movie Lifemark is being released nationwide in theaters this weekend. It tells the story of Metairie native David Scotton, whose birth mother changed her mind on the abortion table and gave him up for adoption. David’s adoptive mother Susan says actor Kirk Cameron produced the movie after seeing a documentary about the Scottons…
The 2018 documentary on the adoption story of Scotton is called “I Lived on Parker Avenue. It was produced by Louisiana Right to Life. Susan Scotton says she’s amazed that the adoption of David has turned into a movie…
Susan Scotton says she thinks the move is especially timely after the overturning of Roe vs Wade.
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David Scotton is in his twenties now. He has met his birth mother, and Susan says that the two mothers exchange periodic texts, especially on Mother’s Day.
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Southern and LSU meet tomorrow in an historic football matchup, but to leaders of the two schools, it’s much more than a game. It’s a chance to bridge historic racial, cultural, and academic divides. Dr. Dennis Shields is Chancellor of Southern University.
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The two schools have a new five year plan to collaborate more closely in a range of academic areas. But Shields says the new connections are about much more than agreements on paper.
He says that for the first time, deans and other academic leaders from both schools sat down and had face conversations.
He’s hoping that the game and celebration of both schools and Louisiana as a whole will make both schools stronger.
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The Saints kick-off the season on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says a key for the Black and Gold is to protect quarterback Jameis Winston, because he has a lot of talent around him this season…
The Saints are without one of their top cornerbacks, Paulson Adebo, who has an ankle injury. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says that will cause some shuffling in the Saints secondary…
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Detillier says a key for the Saints this season is to run the football better. He says New Orleans averaged less than four yards a carry…
Kick off against the Dirty Birds is at noon.
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Congressman Garret Graves says according to an independent study, Louisiana is the most overpriced state in the country for flood insurance. He says the non-profit group First Street did the analysis.
Graves says FEMA tried to raise flood premiums during the Obama Administration but there was an intervention and a second attempt during the Trump Administration was also circumvented.
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The rate hikes are significantly higher in Louisiana. Graves says he’s seen some premiums go from $560 annually to $8,000. He believes FEMA’s rate hikes are an overreach and there’s a bipartisan effort asking for transparency of the agency.
Graves says the agency should be investing in infrastructure to protect areas vulnerable to flooding instead of overcharging policyholders.
Graves says policyholders are seeing higher rates when they renew their flood insurance, and they will continue to climb each year without intervention.