State Farm customers who have auto insurance will see a rate increase. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the on average 17-percent rate increase is being driven by inflation, the cost of labor for auto repairs, and spiraling increases in the cost of parts and equipment for damaged vehicles. 29-percent of Louisiana drivers are insured by State Farm.

Students who received reduced price meals at school are now able to have them for free. Brooke Thorington explains…
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A brutally hot week is coming up for Louisiana as triple-digit highs are predicted across the state for the entire week. State Climatologist Barry Keim urges everyone not to spend a lot of time outdoors when the heat index is 110 and above…
cut 8 (110 “…..of yourself”

Some great coaches and athletes will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches tonight. The 2023 class includes Eli Manning, Paul Mainieri, Wendell Davis and Matt Forte. Women’s basketball great Alana Beard is also part of the class. She had a great career in the WNBA and at Duke. But Beard says it all started at Southwood High School in Shreveport and playing for legendary coach Steve McDowell…
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting will livestream Saturday night’s induction ceremonies.