Governor Edwards indicates he is open to compromising with the Legislature on tort reform legislation aimed at lowering auto insurance rates.But on his monthly radio program Ask the Governor, Edwards expressed disappointment over legislation that was rejected in the Senate he feels would have been effective in lowering rates.
NOAA predicts a busy hurricane season in 2020 with the potential of 13 to 19 named storms, six to ten hurricanes, and three to six major hurricanes. During the announcement, FEMA activity deputy administrator for resilience Carlos Castillo assured the public that the agency will be able to respond to a hurricane during the coronavirus pandemic and history shows it can
House Appropriations passes the Governor’s budget for the next fiscal year with an amendment that blocks state funding for COVID contact tracing programs that require mandatory participation. Amendment sponsor, Erath Representative Blake Miguez says he’s been bombarded by constituents demanding…
Governor John Bel Edwards highlights a milestone this week in the state’s fight against COVID-19 as hospitalizations have dropped below 1000 for the first time since March 28th. The state has been in phase one of the economic reopening for less than a week and Edwards says more time is needed to gather data on how spread mitigation efforts are going before entering the conversation about moving into phase two.