Today and this weekend marks the one year anniversary of the historic August flood of 2016. 75-percent of the homes flooded in Livingston and parish president Layton Ricks says many are still rebuilding. Ricks says one cause for the delay could be money, but financial assistance could be available if homeowners fill out the survey at restore-dot-la-dot-gov….
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Louisiana has moved up two spots to number two in Insure-dot-com’s ranking of states with the most expensive auto insurance. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says an excessive amount of litigation is one factor..:
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He says distracted driving is also pushing auto rates up.

A 30-year-old St. Martinville man was killled and two young children were injured when an ATV collided with a vehicle on Wednesday night in Avoyelles Parish. Trooper Scott Moreau says none of the ATV riders were wearing a helmet…
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Eye doctors urge people who plan to watch the solar eclipse to do so safely. Halen Doughty has more…
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