Under a new law, fines for not wearing a seat belt have doubled. Don Molino has more…:
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Louisiana has the worst public schools in the nation. That’s according to a new report from the personal finance website WalletHub. Analyst Jill Gonzales says in addition to poor scores in math & reading, Louisiana had low marks in the number of discipline incidents…:
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But the state department of education says Louisiana has come a long way and students have show tremendous growth.

Many voters say they aren’t going to push the button for former KKK leader David Duke in the US Senate race, according to a new survey out of the University of New Orleans. UNO pollster Ed Chervenak says 9 in 10 respondents in the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts disapproved of Duke. He says Duke’s most favorable rating came from the 5th district in the northeastern part of the state…:
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Overall Duke came out with an 82% disapproval rating.

If you bought a computer, game console, printer or DVD player that used DRAM, you can expect a check in the mail. Attorney General Jeff Landry’s spokeswoman Ruth Wisher says it’s part of a $310 million dollar settlement with the manufacturer for overcharging customers…:
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Louisiana and many other states filed a lawsuit in 2007 to get back the money consumers lost.