Attorney General Jeff Landry is petitioning the state supreme court to remove the temporary restraining order that was issued against the state’s trigger abortion laws. Loyola University Law Professor Dan Ciolino says this is unusual because a hearing is scheduled for Friday in a civil court on the restraining order…:
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The restraining order filed by The Center for Reproductive Rights claims the trigger laws were vague and unconstitutional.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says around 244-thousand Louisiana workers quit their jobs in the first four months this year, 16-percent more than those who quit during the same period in 2021. But Economist Loren Scott says the numbers can be misleading:
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He says that evidenced by Louisiana’s record low 4% unemployment rate.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says new Catastrophe Reform laws will enhance protections for policyholders and help rebuild the insurance market in Louisiana. Donelon says one new law requires all insurance carriers to up their cash reserves to cover storm claims; from $3-million to $10-million….:
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Several insurance carriers have quit business in the state due to insolvency. Donelon says the new laws should help homeowners with current and future damage claims and improve then state’s overall insurance environment.

Today’s check on gas prices: the statewide average for a gallon of regular fell another 2 cents overnight to $4.33; down almost a dime from the prior week. The same trend is being seen nationally and AAA says the primary reason is lower demand at the pump, but that could end with the arrival of the summer driving season.