The Social Security Administration announced that the cost of living adjustment for 2027 will be 3.6-percent. AARP says that works to an average of 900 dollars a year, or 75 dollars a month. Andrew Muhl, the director of advocacy for AARP Louisiana, says with the COLA not keeping up with the rate of inflation, Social Security recipients say they may have to make some difficult decisions.
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Gas prices throughout Louisiana are starting to come down ever so slightly. According to Triple-A, regular unleaded is now averaging $3.92 a gallon. While that’s down two cents from a week ago, Don Redman with Triple-A Louisiana says that’s up more than $1.30 a gallon from one year ago.
A Shreveport man is sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for possessing the gun used in a mass shooting earlier this year, in which eight children were killed. 56-year-old Charles Ford pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Investigators say that gun eventually found its way into the hands of Shamar Elkins, who’s charged with killing seven of his children and another child back in April.
Students pursuing careers in physical therapy will have a faster path to a doctorate through a new partnership between LSU Alexandria and LSU Health Shreveport. LSUA Chancellor Dr. Elizabeth Beard says through the “three-plus-three” program, students can create a clear pathway into a highly specialized health profession.
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Under the program, students would complete three years of undergrad at LSUA, followed by three years at LSU Health Shreveport to earn their bachelor’s degrees and doctorates in physical therapy.