Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces a 30-day application period is open for the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program. Donelon says a similar program after hurricanes Katrina and Rita reduced the number of Citizens policies by 40-thousand…:

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Donelon encourages Louisiana homeowners who have Citizens or are unable to find affordable insurance to contact an insurance agent and ask for as many quotes as possible in the coming months.

Chair of the state Democratic Party, Katie Bernhardt tells The Advocate she’s not running for governor. And while her recent TV ad received widespread criticism from party members, “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford says she never declared her candidacy for any office in the ad, only that help was coming…:

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Sheriff’s deputies in West Baton Rouge Parish found a person dead in a car Sunday, and say the car belongs to 55-year-old Sheila Baker, who’s been missing from Lafayette since Christmas. The remains inside the car haven’t been positively ID’ed yet, but officers suspect it is Baker. An autopsy will determine how she died.

February is American Heart Month and heart disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana. Do you know what your risk factors are? Brooke Thorington has more…:

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