Temperatures are set to drop all over the state. Marsanne Golsby reports north Louisiana could set record lows on Wednesday morning.
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Tim Temple announces his candidacy for Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, and he says the department needs, even more, change since his last run for office. Brooke Thorington has more
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A strong cold front is moving through Louisiana and the cooldown is already beginning in north Louisiana. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport expects temperatures along I-20 to be 15 to 20 degrees below normal
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He says if temperatures in Shreveport reach freezing that would tie the earliest freeze there — set on the same dates in 1948 and 1989. Monroe’s earliest freeze was on October 18, 1948. Temperatures along the Arkansas border could be in the upper 20s Wednesday morning. Hansford says a large low-pressure system over the Great Lakes is the source. The forecast also calls for near-freezing temperatures in parts of southern Louisiana.
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Hansford says dew points will plunge with the cold air, which raises the concern for outdoor burning on Tuesday and Wednesday…
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture has a burn ban map. It is showing that nearly a third of Louisiana’s parishes have issued their own burn bans. Hansford says the rare mid-October chill will only last a couple of days. Forecast highs are back in the eighties by Friday.
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DeRidder native and insurance executive Tim Temple who helped businesses recover from the BP Oil Spill, announces his candidacy for Insurance Commissioner. Temple who garnered 47 percent of the vote in his last run for commissioner says so much has changed since the last election.
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Temple who serves as the President of Temptan, a family own business, and Chair of the Louisiana Committee 100 for Economic Development says he will bring more than 20 years of insurance experience to the office.
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Temple says if you want competition in the state you have to change it, so companies want to come to Louisiana to write policies. And he says lack of competition discourages industry and potential employees from relocating to Louisiana especially if they’ll face higher premiums.
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Temple says he wants to bring more transparency to the office, he says we only hear when there are rate increases for the homeowner insurer of last resort, Louisiana Citizens but never about increases for other companies.
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You knew the Saints were in trouble when former LSU star Joe Burrow arrived at the Superdome yesterday wearing Ja’Marr Chase’s national championship worn jersey prior to the Bengals 30-26 win over New Orleans. Burrow was asked about his wardrobe decision…
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Chase is from New Orleans and went to Rummel High School. Burrow is known for his pre-game outfits and thought it was best to recognize Chase’s homecoming…
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Chase was glad to have such a big game in the Superdome, as he grew up less than 10 miles away from the Dome…
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Alexandria Police are seeking the suspect in a fatal hit & run Saturday morning. Alexandria Police spokesman Lane Windham says 40-year-old Don Lair, Jr. was struck as he walked across a street at about 3:30 AM Saturday…:
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Lair was pronounced dead at the scene. Windham says the first driver that hit Lair sped away from the scene. Lair was hit by a second car, but that driver stopped and called 9-1-1. Police questioned a few witnesses and got only a partial description of the vehicle…:
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Alexandria Police ask that the driver who hit Lair surrender to them, or that anyone with information on the case contact them right away.