The state Office of Motor Vehicles says they are working extra hours to try to address concerns over letters drivers are getting for not paying expired auto insurance fines. 1.2 million letters were sent out for lapsed insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they are willing to work with the public…:
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Slaton says the OMV hotline will be open from 8 am to 8 PM, including weekends, until the call volume drops.

The Department of Education released additional information today regarding the results from the Common Core exams that third through eighth graders took in the spring. Zachary finished first for the percentage of students achieving mastery or better, while the Orleans Parish school system was second.

In the final televised debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle took a hard shot at GOP candidate David Vitter’s past prostitution scandal. Michelle Southern reports…
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The US Department of Ag and Forestry says 45 parishes in Louisiana are in such horrible drought that farmers and ranchers are eligible for disaster aid. Those qualified have eight months to apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency.