Category Archives: News
LA Unclaimed Property holding $700k in BP oil spill claims
If you never received your BP oil spill settlement, the Louisiana Treasury might be holding your check. State Treasurer John Schroder said their Unclaimed Property division is holding more than $700,0...
Mar 30, 2021 John Schroder
Feds approve 23 parishes for DSNAP from winter storms
The federal government approves disaster food stamps for 23 parishes severely impacted by the winter storms in February. DCFS Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard said food assistance ...
Mar 30, 2021
Landlords encouraged to take advantage of federal assistance
Louisiana REALTORS is urging state landlords to take advantage of the 300 million dollars in federal rental assistance aid that was made available through the American Rescue Act. CEO Norman Morris sa...
Mar 30, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC
Ed Orgeron comments on the sexual harassment allegations made by Gloria Scott
LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron spoke publically for the first time today since 74-year-old Gloria Scott told state lawmakers that former Tigers running back Derius Guice allegedly sexually harassed her...
Mar 30, 2021
National Doctor's Day highlights the lack of physicians in rural areas
Today is National Doctor's Day and Chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Dr. G-E Ghali said the pandemic highlights the importance and shortage of physicians all over the country...
Mar 30, 2021
St. Tammany Parish coroner urges parents to have infants sleep alone
St. Tammany Parish coroner Doctor Charles Preston is urging parents not to have their young children sleep in the same bed as them. He's making this plea after his office investigated five infant deat...
Mar 29, 2021
Vernon Parish couple facing arson charges after allegedly trying to burn away snakes
A couple is facing arson charges after they allegedly set multiple fires on land owned by others near their home in Leesville in what was supposedly an effort to drive away snakes. 34-year-old Laura A...
Mar 29, 2021 Shelly Prevost / CC
Report: Women pay more than men for car insurance in Louisiana despite being safer drivers
Women in Louisiana on average pay $68 more a year for auto insurance than men regardless of their driving record, that is according to The Zebra, the nation's leading insurance comparison site. Real R...
Mar 29, 2021
Loyola of New Orleans working on inmate death database
Loyola University of New Orleans Law School will release a database of inmate deaths at all Louisiana prisons. The project is the brainchild of Professor Andrea Armstrong who said up until now there h...
Mar 29, 2021 meesh / CC
Ochsner Vax Fest underway in Jefferson Parish
If you miss live music and need to be vaccinated, then Ochsner Health has just the event for you. Vaccine Fest is underway until 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Shrine on Airline in Jefferson Parish. Ochsner H...
Mar 29, 2021
