St. Tammany Parish is one step closer to securing almost six-billion dollars for flood control. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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If you want to live your healthiest life in 2025, you can make just a few simple changes. Colleen Crain reports.
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The 1.36 percent Citizens assessment you pay on top of your premiums for property insurance is going away. Don Molino has more…
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Flu activity remains high in Louisiana. Dr. Eric Griggs with the St. Tammany Health System says so are hospitalizations.
Dr. Griggs says only about 42-percent of Louisianians are vaccinated against the three viruses. He says even though we’re now in the peak season, it is by no means too late to get your shots.
Griggs says there are things that you can do to protect yourself and everyone else.
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If you want to live your healthiest life in 2025, you can make just a few simple changes. Jennifer Duhon with the LSU Ag Center says one thing you can do is add fiber to your diet – fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans.
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Duhon says don’t focus on cutting out certain foods from your diet – instead, maintain a proper balance of the types of foods you eat.
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And Duhon says after enjoying that balanced meal, instead of making a beeline to the couch, get up and take a short walk.
Also, Duhon says by preparing meals at home instead of eating out, you can not only eat healthier, but you can also save a lot of money.
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St. Tammany Parish is one step closer to securing almost six-billion dollars for its flood risk management project. The project was authorized under the 2024 Water Resources Development Act. Parish President Mike Cooper says this is the largest single investment in flood risk reduction in Louisiana history.
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President Cooper says that’s the structural solution. As for the non-structural solution…
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Cooper says it’s a large investment, but it is greatly needed.
The St. Tammany Levee, Drainage and Conservation District will discuss the projects in a meeting this Wednesday evening.
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Residents with property insurance are getting a small break. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the 1.36-percent assessment on all residential and commercial property insurance policies will disappear in April. The assessment has been paying off bonds Louisiana Citizens Insurance incurred from claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Temple says the Citizens Board determined they have enough money to pay off the loans…
Temple says this will result in a 100-dollar savings for residential property insurance policies and 200-dollars for commercial policyholders.
Citizens’ Policyholders are also getting a break. A new law that went into effect January first waves the 10-percent surcharge on all new policies and renewals for the next three years, which means lower premiums for Citizen policyholders…
There are 115-thousand Citizens policyholders, down from 140-thousand after the hurricanes of 2020 and 2021.
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The Ragin Cajuns grinded out a victory over in-state rival ULM 71 to 68. U-L Lafayette trailed most of the game and only shot 36 percent from the field, but figured out a way to win. Interim head coach Derrick Zimmerman…
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The loss keeps ULM winless in the Sun Belt, while the Cajuns are 3-and-2, one of seven teams tied for third place in the conference. U-L Lafayette is at Sun Belt preseason favorite Arkansas State on Thursday and play ULM again on Saturday in Monroe. Zimmerman on winning on the road…
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Louisiana Tech scored 52 points in the second half to defeat Liberty 79 to 74. Bulldogs coach Talvin Hester says Amaree Abram’s defense was the key to the game, as his defense on the Flames top scorer was outstanding…
Abram had 13 points. Sean Newman led the way with 27 points and he had eight assists. Hester says Newman was sensational…
Tech is now 2-and-2 in Conference USA and will be at Jacksonville State on Thursday.