The Louisiana House approved several bills on Monday that seek to stop the rise in insurance rates by reducing the chance that motorists involved in car crashes could receive big payouts after filing a lawsuit. One of the bills to pass would allow medical costs to be admissible in court, which is not allowed right now.

An effort to eliminate the inspection sticker program fails in the House Transportation committee. Sean Richardson has more.

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A new study shows that the oil and gas industry is a major driver of Louisiana’s economy. The study by the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says the oil and gas industry generates 25-percent of the state’s economy. Mid-Continent President Tommy Faucheux (foah-SHAY) says it proves how big a player the industry is in the state….

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Faucheux says the energy industry is responsible for 305-thousand jobs, which is 15-percent of the state’s total employment.

At the state treasurer’s website, you’ll see a link for the Louisiana K-through-12 school transparency project. It provides information on how schools are spending their money. Treasurer John Fleming is questioning a two-thousand-dollar expenditure to Act Blue by the Orleans Parish School Board…

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The Orleans Parish School Board did not respond to our request for comment.