
Update: 7-year-old girl injured in Shreveport house fire this past weekend has died; death toll now at four
The seven-year-old girl injured in the house fire in Shreveport over the weekend has died. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux confirmed that this morning in an interview with LRN affiliate KEEL radio. "By the time I got there, we knew that there were three fatalities and that the seven-year-old little girl was really ...
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Governor Jeff Landry proposes insurance reform plan requiring trial lawyers to prove injuries claimed as the result of an auto accident
Governor Jeff Landry released an insurance reform plan that if approved by lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session would put new regulations on both insurance companies and trial lawyers. The governor says one of the bills he's pushing would require attorneys to prove injuries in a claim are the result of the acc...
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ULM facing $6 million budget shortfall and possible furloughs
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) plans to request approval from the University of Louisiana System Board to implement staff furloughs to address a 5-6-million-dollar budget shortfall before the June 30 fiscal year-end. Acting President Nick Bruno, returning after retiring in 2020, emphasized that the financi...
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Landry to unveil insurance proposal as survey shows deep dissatisfaction over the state of insurance
Gov. Landry is set to announce his plan for lowering insurance premiums Wednesday morning, and a new poll shows that this could be the single most important announcement of his governorship. The poll by Bernie Pinsonat and Greg Rigamer shows a deep dissatisfaction with the state's direction on insurance, and a majority...
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Report : Louisiana lagging other states in apprenticeship and internship participation
Leaders for a Better Louisiana released a report showing that while high school student participation in internships and apprenticeships has grown, the state still trails peer southern states. Leaders for a Better Louisiana CEO Adam Knapp says in 2023, about 5-percent of Louisiana's 42-thousand graduates earned intern...
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