Louisiana receives an additional $58 million in fishery disaster funding. Congressman Garret Graves says the money will be used to offset the impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway opening on the seafood industry.
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Earlier this month, the state had received $14.7 million allocated to Louisiana fisheries to relieve the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which Graves had called abysmal.
Governor Edwards is optimistic Louisiana can move to phase two of reopening of the economy in early June. Edwards says he plans to announce a decision as early as June 1st. He says the public will play a huge role in that decision…
Legislation that seeks to reduce auto insurance rates by changing the state’s legal system clears the upper chamber on a veto-proof 29-8 vote. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot says his measure would result in more jury trials and other reforms that aim to limit damage claims against insurance companies and other businesses. Talbot says these reforms will lead to at least a 10-percent savings more motorists…
Talbot says Louisiana has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country and these changes put Louisiana in line with other state’s tort policy. But Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau, who is also a lawyer, argued the bill makes it more difficult for people to get in a courtroom and have their case resolved. And Luneau says it fails to address the real reasons behind our high auto insurance rates…
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