Another cold snap is coming our way, and state climatologist Barry Keim says it will be the coldest one yet. He says a cold front moves through the state today, which will drastically cool things off in the Bayou State.
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And Keim says there’s a chance we could see snow on Friday in north and central Louisiana.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says rates for Workers’ Compensation policies have fallen for a fourth year in a row. Donelon says a lower rate can help attract new businesses to the Bayou State and….
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He says rates have had a cumulative drop of 34-percent over the last 10 years.

Louisiana’s Congressional delegation is ready to get to work. Members were sworn in yesterday. US Representative Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish says he looks to get the state’s energy industry rolling again….
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Abraham anticipates health care and securing the borders will be major topics during 2017.

A 25-hundred dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of a 22-year-old Hammond man. Darius Latin was fatally shot in the early morning hours of December 28th in an apartment building. A motive is not known.