Now that the calendar has flipped to August, you should be making a concerted effort to keeping your hands off your cell phones while driving. After all, it’s now against the law. If you need time to get used to it, Slidell Representative Brian Glorioso, who wrote the new law, has some good news for you – there is a grace period.
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LSU enters the 2025 season ranked ninth in the coaches poll. The team is hard at work preparing for the season opener at Clemson. Wide Receiver Aaron Anderson has missed most of fall camp with nagging knee inflammation stemming from his time at Alabama. Head Coach Brian Kelly says it was reaggravated in his offseason work, but he felt good today.
A study from Bankrate finds Louisiana’s housing market is cool and New Orleans and Shreveport are among the coldest in the country for their market size. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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On the heels of the Medicaid Millionaire comes the story of the Medicaid Romeo and Juliet. The State Attorney General’s Office says Keith and Shelly Duncan of Denham Springs failed to accurately report their marital status and household income to claim Medicaid benefits and to defraud the state out of more than 133-thousand dollars. The two are charged with government benefits fraud.