The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approves legislation that would make Insurance Commissioner an appointed position rather than an elected position. Senate President Cameron Henry testified in favor of the bill…
Henry says 39 states appoint their insurance commissioners; and among the ten states that have the lowest insurance rates, nine of them have appointed insurance commissioners. Tim Temple, who was elected as insurance commissioner in 2023, opposes the bill, saying an appointed insurance commissioner will not solve the state’s insurance crisis…
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The bill advances after no one on the committee objected to advancing the measure to the Senate floor.
Senator Bill Cassidy could be facing another opponent in next year’s Republican primary, and the first challenger is not happy about it at all. There are reports that President Trump and Governor Landry are trying to urge Congresswoman Julia Letlow to enter the 2026 race for Cassidy’s seat. State Treasurer John Fleming is alleging that the three could be behind a backdoor deal.
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We reached out to Governor Landry’s office for reaction, but it had no comment.
Former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden has died at the age of 72. Former Lieutenant Governor and State Lawmaker Jay Dardenne says he will never forget one thing about Holden, and that’s his outfits…
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Holden is the first Black mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish history.