The Department of Insurance releases its benchmarks for hurricane-only premium discounts for fortified roofs. Commissioner Tim Temple says there are a total of nine tiers, and they're based on two factors. "They're based on whether you are in north, central or south Louisiana, and they're also based on whether you...

After a series of earthquakes in northwest Louisiana triggered by Thursday's magnitude 4.9 in Red River Parish, the U.S. Geological Survey spent time this week installing new equipment to assist in detecting earthquakes. Among those on the team was Cynthia Ebinger with the Tulane University School of Science and Engine...

A proposed Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge could be named after President Donald Trump. The Louisiana House Transportation Committee has approved legislation by Monroe Representative Michael Echols to name the new bridge the President Donald J. Trump Expressway. Echols says naming the bridge after the President...

Governor Landry used his State of the State address to push for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. Landry says the amendment would pay down debt within the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana which would free up money for teacher pay raises. "This amendment is not a temporary sti...

As if last Thursday's magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Red River Parish wasn't enough, that was followed by at least four other earthquakes near Coushatta, ranging in magnitude from 3.1 to 4.4. Dr. Justin Rubenstein with the U.S. Geological Survey says additional earthquakes following an initial earthquake, sometimes referr...