 | By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Rate hikes: Insurance rates were already expected to rise in 2025 before hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through Florida, costing the industry more than $35 billon. Now, as Tony McAuley reports, the forecast is even more bleak.
Remembering Coach Shaw: Elton Shaw, the fearless leader of Kentwood High School's first integrated football team after Tangipahoa Parish schools were desegregated in 1969, died this weekend at 91. Tyler Bridges has this look back at Shaw's long, successful coaching career and his impact on the civil rights movement.
Flounder ban: Louisiana's annual ban on catching and keeping flounder begins today, a frustrating time for anglers as fall fishing for the species heats up. But state biologists say the ban is necessary to restore depleted numbers. Mike Smith explains.
Thanks for reading. Check back for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. Kasey | 
