Parish level leaders are calling for more federal funding as the National Association of Counties estimates budget losses due to COVID-19 are roughly $144 billion. If they do not have the funds. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller Miller says the reduction in revenue from COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse in assisting in public health.
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An LSU economist warns holding fan-less LSU Football games would hammer the Baton Rouge and LSU athletics budget. Loren Scott says LSU Football made 56.6 million dollars in profit in 2019. Scott says the cancellation of the football season could impair other sports’ ability to operate.
State Farm will cut auto insurance rates in Louisiana by 9.6%, The rate cut has been approved by Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. State Farm, is considered the largest auto insurance company in the state when ranked by market share with nearly one-third of all policies. The rate reduction is set to go into effect August 24 for renewal and new policies.
A 19-year-old man is dead and a 22-year-old man is behind bars facing a murder charge after an argument inside Dillard’s at Mall St. Vincent in Shreveport accelerated to violence in the Mall’s parking lot Saturday afternoon. Shreveport Police Department Spokesperson, Angie Willhite describes the video surveillance footage.
(Trey – vee- ous) Treyvious Dotie of Shreveport was arrested in connection and charged with the shooting death.