Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is headed for London on a mission to help improve Louisiana’s costs for insurance and reinsurance. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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According to the Walgreens flu index Louisiana leads the nation for the highest flu activity. The New Orleans and the Lafayette areas in particular are seeing the most cases. According to Walgreens, flu activity is more than ten times higher nationwide when to compared to last year’s flu season.

Early voting begins today for the November 8th election and the ballot contains eight constitutional amendments. President of the Public Affairs Research Council Steven Procopio says Constitutional Amendment two would increase the homestead exemption for veterans with a 100-percent service-connected disability rating….
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The amendment, if approved, would also establish a sliding scale of additional property tax exemption for persons with a partial military service-related disability.

The candidates running against Republican incumbent John Kennedy in the U-S Senate are trying to drum up support. Democrat Syrita Steib is a political newcomer who runs a non-profit that helps females restore their lives after they were incarcerated…
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