According to a new report by InsuranceQuotes.com, car insurance premiums in Louisiana rise by an average of 30% after a single claim — the 15th lowest hike in the nation. Michelle Southern reports…

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No one matched all six numbers in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. This means Wednesday’s jackpot rises to an estimated $450 million. This jackpot is now the third largest in the game’s history. It has a cash value of just over $304 million. By the way, the odds of getting a winning ticket are 1 in 175,223,510.

A Texas judge is expected to officially name former San Antonio mayor Phil Hardberger and estate lawyer Art Bayern as overseers of a trust that benefits Tom Benson’s heirs, today. The struggle over this trust fund is part of the larger feud concerning future ownership of the Saints and Pelicans. Legal analyst Doug Sunseri says there’s still a long way to go in this legal battle…

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Tom Benson has changed the succession plan, so that his wife will own the teams, but his heirs are asking the courts to intervene.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has written a letter to the St. Martinville Police Department concerning an apparent policy stating floats in their Mardi Gras parades can’t play rap music with obscene lyrics. Chief Calder Hebert says they aren’t concerned about rap music specifically, just music that is inappropriate for families who attend the parade…

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Louisiana ACLU Executive Director Marjorie Esman says they want to make sure the people participating in the parade don’t have their rights trampled on.