New data from the U-S Census Bureau shows Louisiana’s uninsured rate has dropped again, while the national uninsured rate increased.
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The National Hurricane Center says there’s a high chance a tropical disturbance near the Bahamas will develop into a depression or named storm over the next five days. The forecast model for Invest 95 has shifted east in the latest update and has the system moving toward Florida, but forecasters are advising Gulf Coast to be vigilant.

On a 3-2 vote, the Public Service Commission approves new rules on what is known as net metering. The change lowers the amount power companies will pay future solar users that feed their excess energy into the grid from 10 cents per kilowatt-hour to 4 cents. PSC member Foster Campbell voted against the measure.
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But utility companies say the current rules result in higher costs for consumers who do not have solar panels because they are helping to subsidize the program.

Republican Senior U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is up for re-election next year and a new poll shows his approval rating at 59-percent. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says that’s a good number for Cassidy…
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Senator John Kennedy also has an approval rating of 59-percent among chronic Louisiana voters.