Over 100-thousand homeowners who are covered by the state’s insurer of last resort, Citizen Property Insurance, will see their rates rise by an average of 63-percent next year when they renew their policy after January first. Insurance Commissoner Jim Donelon says the rising cost of reinsurance is behind the huge rate increase.

A deadline to register to vote for the November 8th election hits today at 4:30 and we are two weeks away from early voting.
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Former U-S Senator John Breaux and ex-Congressmen Chris John and Charles Boustany have thrown their support behind Republican Holden Hoggatt, who is challenging GOP U-S Representative Clay Higgins in the third district Congressional race. Breaux on why he believes Hoggatt is the better choice to represent southwest Louisiana…
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Meanwhile, Higgins has received the endorsement of Louisiana Congressman and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise.

A Legislative Auditor’s report says Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins failed to properly document three-thousand dollars worth of travel expenses. Assistant Legislative Auditor for Investigations, Roger Harris, says Perkins is not disputing the report…
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Perkins says he’ll reimburse the city for all expenses that the audit shows may have violated travel and procurement policies and procedures.