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Start Corporation marks 40 years of serving the community in 2024
South Louisiana’s Start Corporation is celebrating 35 years as members of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce and 40 years of giving back to the community in 2024. Start Corporation is a local 501 non-profit organization founded in December of 1984, with the mission to promote opportunities enhancing the self-sufficiency of people– empowering them to live and function independently. The vision of the non-profit is to create a seamless system of care for people that builds healthier, stronger, and more resilient communities.
Louisiana homeowners could get premium discounts with this inspection
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — As insurance rates skyrocket in Louisiana, there’s a little-known option to help homeowners save money. A wind mitigation inspection takes about an hour and costs around $300. Ashley van der Muelen, a licensed wind mitigation surveyor with Compass Inspection Services, LLC, spoke with a...
City offers alternative options for providers after new law limits broadband funding
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Many areas in the state will benefit from a federal program that aims to expand broadband access in Louisiana. Lake Charles, however, will not be one of the recipients due to a new law passed this year. GUMBO 2.0, a part of the Broadband Equity...
Cameron Ferry to be in dry dock for about six months for repairs
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said at midnight on Saturday, Aug. 31, the Cameron Ferry will be removed from service in preparation for its United States Coast Guard mandated dry dock. The department has arranged for a relief ferry to continue limited service across the ship channel. While the relief ferry is in […]
Insurance commissioner discusses state’s high rates
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple was in town Thursday to discuss Louisiana’s high insurance rates. Temple attended a luncheon held by the Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana. Temple says the solution to getting better insurance rates starts with identifying issues that prevent insurance companies...
Two of the five potential 6th District hopefuls take part in forum
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KSLA) — Of the five potential candidates for Louisiana’s newly drawn 6th Congressional District, only Democrats Quentin Anderson and Peter Williams took part in a forum Thursday night in Alexandria. The district stretches from Shreveport, through Natchitoches and parts of Central Louisiana, all the way down...
Sale hearing for Steward Health, Debtors’ Hospitals in Louisiana and Arkansas moved to August 27th
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — According to officials, the sale hearing for Stewardship Health and the Debtors’ Hospitals in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Massachusetts has been delayed for a fourth time and adjourned to August 27, 2024, at 1 PM. Last month, Steward Health Care announced that American Healthcare Systems South LLC planned to purchase Glenwood. […]
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