The U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging Louisiana residents and business owners who suffered damage or financial losses from Tropical Storm Arthur to apply for low-interest disaster loans. SBA spokesperson Michelle Genovese says about $4 million in disaster loans have already been approved. "Our fund...

Earlier this year, Louisiana saw its first decrease in auto insurance rates in five years, and insurance commissioner Tim Temple says they may not be done dropping. Temple says fewer accidents have resulted in fewer claims and less money paid out by insurance companies. "I think that we could anticipate that those...

The tropics are starting to heat up as the National Hurricane Center is monitoring three different tropical systems, two of them are moving towards the Caribbean. And LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says one of the areas of low pressure could develop into a tropical depression later this week. "Just coming off...

A frantic search is on for a woman and her daughter missing since late April. Jordan Lippincott with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office says 39-year-old Danielle Lea and her 10-year-old daughter, Alayna, were last seen in Butte La Rose at that time and were reported missing three months later on July 28th. "Th...

The number of cyclosporiasis cases continues to go up across the country, including here in Louisiana. Louisiana Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein says while Louisiana's number pales in comparison to the hardest-hit state, Michigan, the cases here continue to rise. "Our data spotlight this week shows 125 cases in ...