State lawmakers will begin debate today on a program to incentivize more insurance companies to cover properties in Louisiana after several either left or went insolvent. House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says he and others have concerns about the proposal and its…
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The Legislative Auditor’s Office has released a report on the state of property insurance in Louisiana…
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The Broussard Police Department continues to investigate the theft of 12 squirrel monkeys from a habitat at Zoosiana over the weekend. Police Chief Vance Oliver says they have an idea of how the burglary happened.
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A squirrel monkey is the size of a squirrel, so about a foot long, weighing two pounds. If you keep them as a pet, they are known to be very destructive, aggressive during breeding season and they can bite.

A large portion of north Louisiana, including Shreveport, Monroe, Natchitoches and Jena are under a flood watch through Thursday afternoon. Jason Hansford is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Shreveport and he says showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast…
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There’s also a winter weather advisory for the northern parishes of the state as some of that rain may become light freezing rain starting tonight and lasting through the morning.