At the state capitol today, debate begins on a bill to fund an incentive program to help with the state’s lack of property insurance options. Brooke Thorington has more…
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A report from the legislative auditor’s office finds that Black students are more than five times as likely to attend a D or F rated school than White students. So about 41-percent of Black students attend a school at the bottom of the grading scale, compared to just eight percent of White children.
The Broussard Police Department is seeking the public’s help as they investigate the theft of 12 squirrel monkeys from a habitat at Zoosiana. Police Chief Vance Olivier…
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The burglary was reported on Sunday. Squirrel monkeys are the size of a squirrel and are known to be very clever and can live up to 25 years.
With waterways already high and more rain on the way this week, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through Thursday afternoon for a large portion of north Louisiana. Meteorologist Jason Hansford…
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And there’s the potential for some freezing rain in the northern parishes tonight and into tomorrow morning.