A Republican state senator is proposing an alternative to the fortified roof grant program. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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At the state capitol…Governor Jeff Landry testified in front of the House Insurance Committee as he continues to urge legislators to pass insurance reform legislation that would put new regulations on trial lawyers and insurance companies.

The House Governmental Affairs Committee approves a bill to raise the pay poll commissioners by 50 dollars. It would cost the state around three million dollars, so the House Appropriations Committee will likely take a look at the legislation.

Campaign finance reports on the 2026 U-S Senate race shows that Senator Bill Cassidy has seven-point-five million dollars on hand, while State Treasurer John Kennedy has two-point-two million dollars. Casidy raised one-point-three million dollars in the first quarter, while Fleming raised 263-thousand dollars and loaned his own campaign two-million dollars. Pearson Cross teaches politics at ULM and is concerned about Fleming’s chances of unseating Cassidy…

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Fleming would face Cassidy in the Republican Party Primary.