A State Police Captain was arrested this morning, accused of driving drunk while off duty and hitting a Baton Rouge Police unit in a multi-vehicle crash. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Catholics in Louisiana and all around the world are praying for Pope Francis, who’s hospitalized with respiratory issues. Since his condition was upgraded from critical to serious. EWTN, talk show Teresa Tomeo (TOM-ee-oh), says as he recovers in the hospital, Pope Francis has resumed some of his duties, but there are others helping.

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The soaring cost of insurance is expected to dominate the upcoming regular legislative session. Ben Riggs with Real Reform Louisiana says the cost of insurance is taking a huge chunk out of families’ budgets statewide.

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He contends the huge premiums can be attributed in part to Louisiana’s lax regulation of the insurance industry.

Warmer weather is returning and after an historic freeze, strawberry season is upon us. Darryl Poche co-owner of Landry-Poche Strawberry Farm in Livingston Parish says it looks like the worst done for this year.

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Poche says as spring weather rolls in it will be a few short weeks before strawberries are will be ready to be picked.