BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer For Clay Pinson, St. Francisville is the kind of town where you don't really have to lock your doors. So when the insurance agent started seeing insurance companies deny his customers coverage because of high crime, he was bewildered. It turns out the companies were using statistics that included the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the Department of Insurance found. Here's how that caused problems, and what's being done to change it.
If you're a Southern University football player, it's hard to get a bigger compliment than one from Eric Randall, who led the Jaguars to prominence in the '90s. And Randall sees a bright future for C’Zavian “Zae” Teasett, the Scotlandville High star who recently committed to play for Southern. Here's Zae's story, and how he fits into the team coach Eric Dooley is building.
Have you wondered what that big ole' building going up near Burbank and Lee is? Some readers did, and our business team tracked it down. Do you have a building under construction or renovation that you're wondering about? Ask Tim Boone at [email protected] |