Louisiana homeowners could see significant savings on property insurance through wind mitigation inspections, especially in the wake of increased premiums caused by recent hurricanes. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says these inspections assess a home’s resilience against wind damage.
Cut 7 (08) “…more resilient.”
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A Sabine Parish man is behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing underage girls over the course of 25 years. Sheriff’s Detective Wade Seegers says 60-year-old Jerry Bryant Vines Junior is facing several charges, with more likely to follow.
Cut 10 (14) “…under age 13.”
And investigators believe there could be additional victims.

The Secretary of States Office released new voter registration numbers, and it shows 64-percent more new women voters registered than men from July to August. Colleen Crain has more.
Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

It’s the first inpatient mental health unit for pregnant and postpartum women in the state, and it will start accepting patients from across Louisiana one week from today. Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge took the wraps off its new Perinatal Mental Health Unit today. Not only will this unit be the first in Louisiana, but it will also be among a very small handful of its kind in the country.