Category Archives: News
Louisiana Department of Insurance Hears From Disgruntled Hurricane Ida Victims
State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the number one complaint his office is getting is the often slow response of insurance adjusters assigned to assess pro...
Sep 30, 2021 Commissioner of Insurance State of Louisiana Jim Donelon
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Declared Extinct By Feds
Extinction happens and Robert Dobbs with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the ivory-billed woodpecker is among nearly two dozen birds, fish, and other species that have now been...
Sep 30, 2021
Call in days for DSNAP have been extended due to high call volume
Due to extremely high call volume, Louisiana has received approval to extend DSNAP. Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters said they understand the frustration amo...
Sep 30, 2021
Parents can decide whether their children should quarantine if exposed to COVID under new Dept. of Ed guidelines
The Louisiana Education Department is giving local school systems the option to change their COVID quarantine policy. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says instead of mandatory quarantine for ...
Sep 30, 2021
Report: Saints and Pelicans to be sold after Gayle Benson passes away
Many have wondered what will happen to the New Orleans Saints and the Pelicans once Gayle Benson passes away. She has no heirs. Well, Jeff Duncan of the Advocate/Times-Picayune and Lee Zurik of Fox 8 ...
Sep 30, 2021
Baton Rouge mother charged with murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter and grim details emerge in child's death
In a surprise turn of events the mother of two-year-old Neveah Allen, who was reported missing Friday and later found in Mississippi, has been charged with second-degree murder. 24-year- old Lanaya Ca...
Sep 29, 2021 Lanaya Cardwell, mother of Neveah Allen, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder along with her boyfriend Philip Gardner.
Approval Of Sports Betting In Louisiana Delayed By Hurricane Ida
Sports betting in Louisiana is still on hold for now after an expected mid-September launch. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says upwards of 14 days were lost in getting applications approv...
Sep 29, 2021
Thibodaux mans faces murder charges in the death of infant daughter
26-year-old Jake Guidry of Thibodaux faces second-degree murder charges in the death of his infant daughter. After a welfare check early Tuesday morning, at the request of the child's mother, that's w...
Sep 29, 2021 Suspect Jake Guidry
70,000 students are out of school as a result of Hurricane Ida
According to the state department of education, due to the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ida, about 70,000 Louisiana kids are still not back in school; mostly in Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. John...
Sep 29, 2021
LSU breaks records for most accomplished, diverse and largest freshman class
LSU has broken the record for the most accomplished, largest, and most diverse freshman class in the school's history. This year's freshman class of 7,038 surpasses last year's record of 6,690. Vice P...
Sep 28, 2021
