We’re three months away from the 2026 legislative session. Senate President Cameron Henry says between now and then, lawmakers will be keeping an eye on how last year’s legislation dealing with auto insurance reform is impacting premiums. Several laws that passed last year just went into effect last week.
The legislative session begins March 9th and ends June 1st.
Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Governor Landry are in New York to try to lure two major events to New Orleans – the 2031 Super Bowl and a future NBA All-Star Game. NOLA-dot-com columnist Jeff Duncan says if New Orleans fails to land the 2031 Super Bowl, the city’s next opportunity would not come until 2038.
If you resolve to lead a healthier lifestyle this new year, LSU Health Shreveport Director of Institutional Wellness Dr. Marie Vasquez Morgan has some advice. She says maintaining any resolution starts with setting S.M.A.R.T goals.
A statue was unveiled in Avoyelles Parish over the weekend to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the liberation of an enslaved man. Solomon Northup was born a free man in upstate New York in 1807; Melissa Howell, a direct descendant, says in 1841, two men approached him with what seemed to be a lucrative offer – but instead, they tricked him into slavery.