with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorGood morning. Check out some of our top stories from yesterday. A reckoning over flood insurance costsThe federal government is overhauling the National Flood Insurance Program, and rates for many people in Louisiana could be going up drastically — for some people, by thousands of dollars a month. As the sheer scale of the increases becomes clear, homeowners, realtors and government leaders are questioning whether the increases are fair — and how FEMA came up with the numbers in the first place. A heated hearing over Ronald Greene caseLouisiana legislators are holding hearings into the death of Ronald Greene, who died after he was beaten by State Police troopers at the end of a high-speed chase. On Tuesday, they questioned Kevin Reeves, who was the State Police leader when the incident happened. The hearing got very heated at times; at one point, the chairman removed Reeves' lawyer from the dais. This story explains what happened, and some of the criticisms and questions lawmakers raised. 15-year-old NFT whizA lot of people can't even explain what an NFT is, but 15-year-old Mya Parker has already made $10,000 off of them. Check out this story to see how the Zachary High freshman took her down time from a torn ACL to create digital art — and sell it for a pretty penny. Thanks for reading, and have a great day. |