Governor Landry released his insurance reform plan that would put new regulations on both insurance companies and trial lawyers. The governor says one of the bills he’s pushing would require attorneys to prove that injuries are the result of the accident…
Cut 12 (15) “…after the accident.”
The City of New Orleans now has the recommendation from the consulting firm it hired in the wake of the New Year’s Day terror attack on Bourbon Street. Teneo says Bourbon Street should be transformed into a permanent pedestrian mall. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that recommendation only addresses ramming.
Cut 7 (11) “…have prevented that.”
A fourth victim in last weekend’s Shreveport house fire has died. A seven-year-old girl initially survived the fire that killed her five-year-old sister, her grandmother and her great-grandmother, but she has succumbed to her injuries. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux tells LRN affiliate KEEL radio that this is the worst fire he has experienced as mayor.
ULM plans to request approval from the University of Louisiana System Board to implement staff furloughs to address an up to six-million-dollar budget shortfall before the end of the fiscal year on June 30th. Acting President Nick Bruno emphasized that the financial position of the university is fragile.