Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces he will not for re-election. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Baton Rouge Police have taken a person of interest tied to the death of Georgia business executive, Nathan Millard into custody. 45-year-old Derrick Perkins was apprehended last night without incident. BRPD St. L’Jean McNeely says Perkins is accused of using Millard’s debit card and unauthorized use of a Toyota Camry when the debit card was used. The investigation is ongoing.
The Louisiana Legislature remains a boys club with fewer than one in five seats held by women. Data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University shows twenty-eight of the Louisiana Legislature’s 144 seats are held by women – the 45th lowest percentage in the country. Chair of the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus, Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says there’s a need for more women representation in the legislature.
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Mizell is hopeful more women will join the political arena in the future.
The cost of insulin has risen over the past decade – from $20 a vial to anywhere between $300 and $700. Attorney General Jeff Landry says 20% of middle-class Americans are unable to take their prescribed dosage of insulin.