There are numerous bills in this legislative session seeking to address the state’s high auto and property insurance rates. The chairman of the state Senate Insurance Committee Kirk Talbot has a bill that would give a homeowner a ten-thousand dollar tax credit if they install a fortified roof on their home….

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A fortified roof can withstand damaging winds from a hurricane, therefore reducing the number of claims an insurance company has to pay following a storm.

It’s Tulane Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. University President Michael Fitts says the school has a five-billion-dollar impact on the state’s economy…

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Fitts says Tulane is working to create scholarship programs to help more Louisiana students attend college in-state.

Several education bills will be heard in the legislative session, ranging from school funding to TOPS Scholarship changes. Sean Richardson has more…

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Bossier Parish is mourning the death of former state lawmaker Billy Montgomery who passed away at the age of 87. Montgomery served in the state House from 1988 to 2008. He helped secure 60-million dollars to build Bossier Parish Community College. He also led the Haughton boys’ basketball team to back-to-back state championships in 1968 to 1969.