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Why is our auto insurance so costly?

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Friday, September 13, 2024
Despite many hours of testimony from experts, state lawmakers are still without a solid explanation as to why auto insurance rates are so much higher in Louisiana than in other states — and one organization that might help find answers was noticeably absent last week.

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Louisiana awarded $70M to accelerate student reading

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has been awarded $70 million to help more Louisiana students become strong readers. The Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program awarded Louisiana more than any of the 23 states to win these competitive grants.

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LABI releases its Legislative Scorecard

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) released the 2024 edition of its annual Legislative Scorecard, highlighting the legislators who supported bills that LABI’s 2000+ members considered critical to Louisiana’s business climate.
Vibrant marigolds, zinnias and crotons offer a way to refresh the late-summer garden as we prepare to transition into fall. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Vibrant marigolds, zinnias and crotons offer a way to refresh the late-summer garden as we prepare to transition into fall. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Refresh the late-summer garden with fall colors

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 13, 2024
We’re almost to the finish line: The long, hot summer will be over soon, and fall will officially arrive later this month. You may be itching to replace those warm-season landscape plants that have gone crispy in the summer sun.

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Protect tax records and financial documents from weather damage

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
As Tropical Storm Francine takes potential aim at the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana Department of Revenue encourages taxpayers to protect their tax records and other financial documents from flood damage and other weather-related threats.

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Louisiana expands tutoring options for K-12 students

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is expanding tutoring options available to students who need additional support in reading and math. Families can now apply for $1,500 digital tutoring vouchers as part of a broadened Steve Carter Tutoring Program.
Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world, gave $27.5 million to LSU in 2022 to fund the university’s Institute for Innovation in Energy. LSU President William F. Tate IV, second from left, poses with LSU mascot Mike the Tiger. A new paper calls for additional research into the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academia. (LSU photo)

Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world, gave $27.5 million to LSU in 2022 to fund the university’s Institute for Innovation in Energy. LSU President William F. Tate IV, second from left, poses with LSU mascot Mike the Tiger. A new paper calls for additional research into the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academia. (LSU photo)

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Colleges with fossil fuel funding can become ‘vehicle of climate obstruction,’ study finds

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their...

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Politics worries faculty in South

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 6, 2024
A survey of higher education faculty in the South found that professors are increasingly worried about political interference in higher education, with 80% of respondents ranking the political atmosphere surrounding colleges and universities as poor or very poor.

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Prepare your household for more frequent extreme weather

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 6, 2024
The American Red Cross of Louisiana is encouraging everyone to take critical actions during National Preparedness Month this September to be ready for worsening disasters.
Use bypass pruners to remove up to one-third of the height of a rose bush in late August and early September.

Use bypass pruners to remove up to one-third of the height of a rose bush in late August and early September.

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Prune roses soon to reinvigorate plants and promote fall blooms

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Friday, September 6, 2024
As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and overgrown this time of year, and you’ve probably noticed their blooms are smaller and less colorful.