New Orleans city council unanimously bans property owners from renting out homes for Airbnb use unless the home itself is the owner’s primary residence. Supporters say real estate speculators have been buying up historic residential neighborhoods, pricing locals out of owning homes, and drastically cutting the supply of rental units…
Opponents say the ruling is a violation of property rights.
A Shreveport woman is charged with cruelty to a juvenile and two counts of insurance fraud after a bus accident where she intentionally injured her 23-month old child. State Police Trooper Brent Hardy says the arrest of 38-year-old Deidra Lee comes after an investigation into the incident that took place on a city bus.
Cut 7 (09) “…crash that occurred.”
Incumbents got off easy this year with few established candidates set to challenger statewide officeholders. Matt Doyle has more.
Gas is down nearly ten cents a gallon over last month in Louisiana as the typical fall gas price reduction appears to be arriving a month early. The average for a gallon in Louisiana is 2.29 a gallon, down from 2.38 last month, and 2.64 this time last year.