Governor Edwards vetoes the session’s signature tort reform bill that proponents argue would lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana by at least ten percent. The legislation was a GOP priority this year and easily passed both the House and Senate but did not secure a veto-proof majority in either. Edwards has attacked the effort saying it does not address the real roots of our high premiums and it undercuts injured victims in court.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is not a big fan of the defund police movement…
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A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19. The event started off as just a cocktail party and a way for the Louisianan congressional delegation to celebrate Mardi Gras away from the Bayou State. Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianans Tyron Picard says while it is disappointing to see the event be canceled, the focus now shifts to 2022.
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The event features Louisiana’s biggest movers and shakers in D.C. for three days of politicking and celebrations.
A proposal is in the works to rename LSU’s Middleton Library and there is also a movement to rename eleven more buildings on campus. President of LSU College Dems Daniel Carpenter says there are buildings named after Confederate soldiers…
Governor John Bel Edwards says he supports the renaming Middleton Library.