The latest question in Louisiana Radio Network’s continuing gubernatorial Q-and-A asked the four major candidates about how transparent their administration will be once they are in office. Republican David Vitter plans to make more documents available to the public than what’s currently available and make himself available to the public with town hall meetings in every parish…

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Complete candidate responses can be heard at louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.

As we enter the month of September, it’s usually the busiest month of the year for the hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this is the month sea surface temperatures tend to peak…

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Keim says in September, we typically see an average of three to four named storms in the north-Atlantic and about two to three become hurricanes.

According to BankRate.com, absurdly high insurance premiums is one reason Louisiana is the worst state for drivers. The website’s research and statistics analyst Chris Kahn says the reason premiums are so high could be due to a couple of different things…

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Bankrate ranked all 50 states according to the amount of fatal crashes, car thefts, commute times, gas prices, and insurance premiums.

A new class of 80 cadets begin their first full day of training to become Louisiana State Police Troopers today in Baton Rouge. Sgt. Nick Manale says this is the third State Police cadet class since 2014, which is helping to boost their numbers after not having any new troopers for five years…

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Cadet training will last 16 weeks.