The Senate Transportation Committee has approved a bill that would prohibit drivers from handling their phone when behind the wheel. AAA’s Angela Nelson told Senators if you want to reduce auto insurance rates, pass a law that makes it illegal to touch your cell phone when driving and crashes will go down…
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The legislation would still allow drivers to talk on a cell phone, but they can’t hold it to their ear, it has to be hands-free. The proposal heads to the Senate floor.

The cost of a dozen eggs is much cheaper than last Easter. Last year a dozen eggs cost more than four-dollars because of the deadly avian influenza outbreak. This year you can find find them less than three-dollars. Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Avery Davidson says the effects of the Bird flu still linger…
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LSU has been awarded a 550-thousand dollar grant from the National Science Foundation, to see if they can mass produce an organic compound that could lead to better bug spray. Brooke Thorington has more…
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A FedEx driver that police say was drunk and high crashed into a home in Houma. There were people inside the house, but thankfully no one was injured. Houma police say 31-year-old Michael Smith failed a sobriety test. Authorities say an open alcoholic beverage was found in the truck, along with marijuana and prescription drugs. Fedex says Smith has been fired.