As the June 20th court-imposed deadline lingers, Senate Governmental Affairs debated one bill for almost five hours on Thursday. Committee members voted to hold Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields’ bill over for debate until Friday. Fields’ bill has two Black-majority districts instead of one. He says delaying the vote is a slippery slope on the existing timeline.
Committee Chair, Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt, who also has a congressional map bill in the special session, countered when Fields when reminded members of the looming deadline
Senate Governmental Affairs is scheduled to meet at 1 this afternoon.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon addresses homeowners’ worries after Lighthouse Excalibur, cancels tens of thousands of property insurance policies. Lighthouse customers have until the end of June to secure new coverage. And he says that’s not ALL of the bad news, though…:
Cut 8 (10) “…Southern Fidelity Insurance Company.”
Call the Department of Insurance for more information.
State offices are closed today for the first official observance of Juneteenth. Baton Rouge Representative Larry Selders who advocated for Juneteenth says while some didn’t know the history of the holiday, he believes we can reckon with the worst of our shared past while working toward a better future.
Federal offices will be closed on Monday.