The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has collected just over $2 million dollars in car insurance lapse fines since they sent out 1.2 million warning letters to drivers according to State Police Col Mike Edmonson. He says some of the letters are being sent out due to a glitch, but they are simply acting on information from insurance companies…:

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He said as of Wednesday, the agency was able to clear the driving records of about 30,000 people.

Louisiana’s public colleges will look to the new governor and legislature for a significant increase in state funding. Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the Board of Regents is requesting an additional 636-million dollars next fiscal year to help meet the state’s workforce demands. Rallo says if the state wants to grow its economy, higher ed needs to be funded at a higher level…

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The state’s budget problems could make that request difficult to fulfill.

A “Video Voter Guide” from the AARP of Louisiana features the two candidates for governor discussing their views on policies which impact older voters. AARP Louisiana spokesman Andrew Muhl says voters over the age of 45 make up 56% of Louisiana’s registered voter population and their goal was to present as much information as possible to allow them to make an informed decision…

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Muhl says AARP supports Medicaid expansion and programs which would allow people to stay in their homes as long as they want to.

Blue Bell ice cream lovers are in luck because the creamery is offering delivery services to homes and businesses. Spokesperson Joe Robertson says they will send you four half-gallons of ice cream for 129-dollars and ship it anywhere across the country for everyone missing Blue Bell…

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Robertson says they’ve actually been providing this service since 1982.