Robert Mann, the Chair of LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, says he’s made the decision to leave the university after an 18-year career following Governor-Elect Jeff Landry’s victory. A war of words between Mann and Jeff Landry, who was Attorney General, resulted in Landry requesting President Tate to fire him. Mann says he’s concerned about the future of higher education in the Bayou State under Landry’s leadership.
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Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple has formed an Insurance Advisory Council to look at issues involving property, automobile, life, and health insurance. Temple says at his website Temple-for-Louisiana-dot-com, click the tab that reads transition team and you can offer suggestions on how to make insurance more affordable…
Temple has selected five individuals to help develop specific policy solutions.
The Bayou State ranks 48th in the nation for the health of its women and children. United Health Care Pediatrician Dr. Arethusa Kirk says another concerning statistic, a 55-percent increase in firearm deaths among children.
Kirk says the Bayou State has a high enrollment in early childhood education, a lot of women have a dedicated health care provider and are going for well-women visits…
Orleans Parish D-A Jason Williams and his 76-year-old mother were carjacked last night in the Lower Garden District. Two armed people approached Williams as he was helping his mother out of his black Lincoln Navigator in the 1000 block of Race Street. Williams told WWL-TV he’s glad to be alive and nobody pulled a trigger. Williams and his mother were not injured. No arrests have been made.