Governor Jeff Landry has vetoed legislation that supporters of the bill say would help to reduce auto insurance rates by limiting the amount of money a car crash victim would get in a jury trial settlement. But Landry says the proposed reforms to the collateral source rule could prevent a person involved in a car crash that was not their fault in getting the medical cost payments they deserve
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Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supported the proposed changes to the collateral source rule, because he says the current law allows for juries to award judgements that go way above the medical costs from a wreck…
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Temple would like to see the governor or legislative leaders call a special session to address the legal climate surrounding car crashes in Louisiana.

Governor Jeff Landry has signed a law requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Louisiana is the first state with such a mandate. At a Republican fundraiser in Tennessee last weekend, Landry said he can’t wait to be sued for signing the bill. The ACLU of Louisiana said today they will sue, because the U-S Supreme Court over turned a similar law more than 40 years ago.

Attention anglers!!!. New red drum regulations go into effect tomorrow. There’s a four fish daily limit per angler. You can only keep red drum that measure between 18 to 27 inches in length. Keeping red drums over 27 inches is prohibited. The retention of red drum by captains or crew on charter or head boats while on a for-hire trip is prohibited. LDWF Director of Marine Fisheries Chris Schieble (sheeble)…
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These limits are in place to get the population of red drum back up after LDWF found signs of overfishing, such as not enough juvenile fish making it back to spawning areas.