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Restore Louisiana imposes Nov. 1 deadline for applicants to close on grant awards
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Officials with the Restore Louisiana program are sending letters to applicants for recovery funds. The letters say applicants have until Nov. 1 to close on recovery awards they’ve been offered. Otherwise, they may lose their eligibility to participate in the program. So, time is...
One-on-One: Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple discusses the insurance crisis & efforts to address it
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -On the third anniversary of Hurricane Ida, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple discussed the stubborn insurance crisis and said he works every day to solve the problem. Hundreds of thousands of insurance claims were filed after Ida devastated southeast Louisiana on August 29, 2021, the same day...
Louisiana can end state Supreme Court consent decree, US appeals court rules
(Reuters) - The federal appeals court, often considered the nation's most conservative, said Louisiana can end a 32-year-old consent decree meant to ensure a fair chance for Blacks to be elected to the state's Supreme Court.
Gov. Landry nominates longtime parole manager to run Louisiana’s prison system
Gov. Jeff Landry has picked a longtime acquaintance with nearly 30 years of experience working in probation and parole services to run the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which includes the state prison system. Gary Westcott grew up in the same neighborhood as the governor and graduated from St. Martinville High School a few […]
Should Katrina’s anniversary be a state holiday? These local leaders think so
State Rep. Alonzo Knox still gets emotional about Katrina when he speaks about the destruction it caused 19 years ago. “The impact of it can't be overstated,” Knox said. “It still impacts the day-to-day lives of many. It still impacts our fragile infrastructure. It still impacts our economy.”
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