Those of you who need to file claims from the damage caused by last week's severe weather from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, the Department of Insurance has some very important information for you. Commissioner Tim Temple says different policies will respond to different types of claims. "You have people ...

State lawmakers have until 5 p.m. today to submit their votes on Governor Landry's plan to provide public school teachers with a $2,000 stipend and a $1,000 stipend for support workers. Patrick Wall, an education reporter for the Advocate newspaper, says legislators want teachers to receive the stipend, but it will als...

Unlike in the primary election, where Democrats outnumbered Republicans in early voting, the numbers were flip-flopped in early voting for the runoffs. According to the Secretary of State's Office, more than 77,000 Republicans cast early ballots, compared to just over 54,000 Democrats. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics a...

After nearly three years of construction, the I-20 rehabilitation project in Bossier and Caddo Parishes is complete. The $128 million investment is the largest in the corridor in many years, and it included a total rebuild of every lane and ramp at five interchanges between near Hamilton Road and LA 782-2 in Bossier Ci...

Governor Jeff Landry and First Lady Sharon Landry were in Avoyelles Parish on Monday to distribute food, bottled water and supplies to residents who have experienced flood damage to their homes. Landry says the First Lady's Love One Foundation and Stine Lumber donated the supplies. "People need certain items right...