After Hurricane Francine, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple assured residents that the storm was a “low-impact” event and should not lead to an increase in insurance rates. Sean Richardson has more.
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More scrutiny for the Secret Service after another assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Despite the Me Too movement, sexual harassment remains very prevalent in the United States. Colleen Crain reports.
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Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple addressed concerns following Hurricane Francine, assuring the public that the storm was a “low impact” event and should not lead to an increase in insurance rates.
Temple emphasized that while the hurricane caused some localized damage, it did not reach the level of destruction that typically triggers widespread rate hikes. He praised the preparedness of communities and the resilience of infrastructure in minimizing the storm’s effects including Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish…
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Hurricane Barry made landfall as a Category I in July 2019.
Temple concluded that insurance companies interested in doing business because of insurance reforms in Louisiana are still committed to coming to the state.
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Republican Congressman Steve Scalise is taking issue with Secret Service staffing in light of Sunday’s assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Scalise says staffing needs to be beefed up.
Scalise blames the lack of Secret Service staffing on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Scalise says this is not an issue of not enough applicants; he says there are plenty of applicants to beef up Secret Service protection. He says the issue is hurting morale within the agency.
The White House is also calling on the Secret Service to beef up protection for the former President.
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Despite the recent Me Too movement, sexual harassment continues to be very prevalent. According to the #MeToo 2024 report by Tulane University’s Newcome Institute, a survey of more than 33-hundred adults found that 82-percent of women and 42-percent of men experience some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime. Lead researcher Anita Raj says sexual harassment in the workplace remains a concern.
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Raj says sexual harassment isn’t just happening in the workplace, however.
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Raj says one way to stem the tide of sexual harassment is to begin the awareness campaign at an early age, since many people experience sexual harassment well before adulthood.
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The study showed that more than one in four adults – more than 68-million people – experienced sexual harassment in the past year alone.
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Enrollment at Northwestern State is at its highest level in five years.
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University President James Genovese (JEN-oh-veeze) says enrollment at the main campus in Natchitoches (NACK-uh-tish) is up considerably.
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And President Genovese says nearly every single on-campus housing unit is occupied.
Genovese says the increase in enrollment has brought upon a renewed sense of energy, including an electric gameday atmosphere.
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Through three weeks of the season, LSU ranks dead last in the Southeastern Conference in points per game allowed and they rank third to last in total defense, allowing 380 yards a game. But Coach Brian Kelly says he likes his linebackers, he says defensive line is coming along and believes the secondary can play at a higher level
The Tigers had tackles for a loss, five sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception.
LSU started the game with three linebackers on the field for the first time this year as Whit Weeks joined Greg Penn and Harold Perkins. Perkins played strongside linebacker and three tackles, one for a loss and a fumble recovery. Kelly called it progress for one of their best defensive players…
Kelly believes LSU is really close to playing the football needed in order to win the SEC. He says they are looking at personnel, preparation and the coaching of the schemes in order to get LSU to that point…
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A big intrastate battle is set to go down on Saturday in Lafayette as the Ragin Cajuns host Tulane. U-L Lafayette Coach Michael Desormeaux says Tulane will be the toughest team they’ve faced this season…
The Cajuns are 2-and-0, while Tulane has suffered losses to Oklahoma and Kansas State after opening the season with a win over Southeastern Louisiana.
The 2-and-0 ULM Warhawks will visit top ranked Texas on Saturday. Coach Bryant Vincent’s team is a 44 point underdog…
Kick off in Austin is at 7 PM.