The Department of Children and Family Services is making a statewide push to increase the amount of foster homes in the state. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control suspends the liquor licenses of five French Quarter strip clubs after uncovering prostitution and drug use. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Governor Bobby Jindal takes part in another GOP presidential debate tonight, but once again he will not be on the main stage. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Department of Children and Family Services is starting a statewide campaign to recruit more, desperately needed foster parents. Secretary Suzy Sonnier says fostering is a temporary situation with a permanent impact. She says there are about 48-hundred children in foster care.
Sonnier says there is a critical need for foster homes, with over 300 children entering the system every month. She says with the shortage of homes available, in many cases, siblings are separated from each other.
Foster Parent Sheri Soper has children of her own and currently fosters two others. She says it’s rewarding to watch the kids grow and develop while in her care and gets satisfaction knowing they’re living in a safe environment.
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Louisiana’s Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner has suspended the liquor licenses of five French Quarter strip clubs after undercover agents found prostitution, illegal drug use and lewd acts at the establishments. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert says the suspensions come after a month-long investigation, called “Operation Trick or Treat”
Three of the clubs are on historic Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The other two are just off Bourbon Street. Hebert these businesses were running an operation that was a threat to public safety, which is why their liquor licenses were suspended…
Hebert says at least seven other strip clubs are still being investigated. He says ATC wants to help clean up the problems that already exist in the French Quarter and it’s not fair to other establishments working legally to have businesses running that don’t follow the law.
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The presidential GOP hopefuls will participate in a debate hosted by CNBC tonight and again Governor Bobby Jindal will not be on the main stage. Instead, Jindal and three others will participate in an undercard debate at 5 PM. LSU Political Science professor Robert Hogan says Jindal couldn’t pass up the opportunity for free exposure…
Cut 10 (11) “national audience”
Jindal’s campaign argued he should be included in the main debate, because recent poll numbers from Iowa, the first primary state, showed he was gaining support. The governor even threatened to skip the CNBC debate, but after thinking about it, Jindal will attend. Hogan says it would have been a bad move if he didn’t go
In the national polls, Jindal is not performing well and Hogan says time is running out…
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According to a report by InsuranceQuotes.com, Louisiana has the largest savings for bundling home and auto insurance. The numbers indicate drivers here are padding their wallets with an extra $548 on average when car and homeowner’s insurance is from the same company. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon attributes this to State Farm, the largest insurance company in Louisiana:
According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Louisiana has America’s 2nd-highest homeowner’s and 5th highest car insurance. Donelon says this study proves that there is loads of savings to be had when it comes to insurance if people just shopped around…:
The study found that, on average, Americans save $295 nationwide for bundling. Donelon says even though Louisiana ranks too high in auto and homeowners, this report is an indicator of how much we can get back by
by bundling and doing some research…:
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ULM is a disappointing 1-and-6 heading into its rivalry game against UL Lafayette on Saturday. Because of the Warhawks poor season, there’s talk that Head Coach Todd Berry is on the hot seat. But Berry says he’s not impacted by that discussion…
Berry admits its been a difficult season. The Warhawks had tough games against Georgia and Alabama earlier in the year and they’ve also dealt with numerous injuries. He says some guys are coming back to full health and he’s optimistic they can turn their season around starting this Saturday
UL Lafayette leads the all-time series between the two teams, with a record of 26-and-24. The Cajuns have won six of the last seven meetings, but the last game played at Cajun Field was won by ULM. Warhawks Coach Todd Berry says he’ll bring a young team to Lafayette, many of them have never played in a college rivalry game…