Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to announce that he’s running for the Republican presidential nomination this afternoon at 4pm at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Jindal has been putting his team in place and plotting strategy and the next step will be aggressively campaigning…

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Cross says one of the biggest challenges from here will be raising money and getting his team together.

Governor Jindal signs legislation into law by New Orleans Senator J.P. Morrell that attempts to help law enforcement on college campuses investigate accusations of sexual assault. Morrell says one bill requires the board of regents to develop a uniform sexual assault policy and the second will train college and university police officers on how to investigate a sexual assault case…

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According to the consumer website nerdwallet, Louisianians pay the highest percentage of their annual salary for insurance in the country. Researcher Jeffery Chu says we spend about 18 percent of our median yearly earnings on insurance for a couple of reasons…

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Nerdwallet found that a Louisianian pays 7,300 dollars a year for homeowners, health, life, and auto insurance.

The Louisiana NAACP has penned a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal asking that the “Sons of Confederate Veterans” license plate, which features a Confederate flag, be removed as an option here. LA-NAACP President Ernest Johnson says there have been many major retail outlets who have stopped selling Confederate flags…

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Johnson says a Rebel Flag should not be sponsored by our state in any way.