The Louisiana House approves legislation that says if a person is 51-percent or more at fault in an accident that person can not receive damages to cover the cost of their injuries. Baton Rouge Representative Emily Chenevert says it’s one of several tort reform bills that can help drive down auto insurance rates…

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Balloon releases in Louisiana are one step closer to being illegal. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The requirement for Louisiana motorists to get an inspection sticker every year or two looks like it will continue after the House Transportation Committee voted down a proposal to eliminate the program for non-commercial vehicles. Leading the effort is Stonewall  Representative Larry Bagley…

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But Neal Underwood, who represents the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Station Inspection owners, says crashes and fatalities have increased in states that eliminated inspection sticker programs…

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The bill failed on a six to five vote, but Bagley says he’ll attempt to bring the bill back for another vote.

A vote could go down on the House floor on a bill to give Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple more authority to block excessive insurance rate increases. A vote was expected yesterday, but it was pushed back a day.