Qualifying for the fall elections begins today and runs through Thursday. The gubernatorial primary is October 24th and in the event of a runoff, voting day would be November 21. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says traditionally this is the official kickoff of the campaign season…

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Cross says at this point voters know an election is coming up, but don’t know who all the candidates are.

According to a study in the Nature Geoscience Journal, future hurricane seasons in the Atlantic could feature weaker and fewer storms. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there is evidence that we could be entering a period where the tropics are relatively quiet…

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Keim says only time will tell whether we are entering a quieter period for hurricanes.

There’s actually a downside for Louisiana motorists when gas prices are low. And that is higher insurance rates. The Insurance Information Institute says more people are driving now and when more people drive, there are more accidents, which leads to higher insurance costs. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, Jim Donelon, blames distracted driving for an increase in wrecks…

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Donelon says there are several factors that go into how a person’s insurance premium is determined.

LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva says they may notify fans as early as today on how ticketholders for the McNeese State game will be refunded.