Governor Landry is touting the six auto insurance reform bills that he signed into law earlier this week. Landry estimates that the package of reform bills will ultimately save drivers about ten-percent on their auto insurance premiums. Landry said the Department of Insurance made a series of requests in its report to the legislature back in 2020; and this year, the legislature acted on them.
Cut 4 (09) “…on their promises.”
The one bill that Landry signed that was the most contentious was the one that gives the insurance commissioner the authority to reject rate increases regardless of market conditions. It’s a bill that the current insurance commissioner, Tim Temple, opposed. He says with that bill, Louisiana will no longer be a stable, predictable rating regulatory environment.
Cut 6 (10) “…in other states.”
There are still two weeks lefts in the legislative session and both Landry and Temple are hoping a medical transparency bill receives final legislative approval.
A disturbing discovery in Shreveport, as a deceased infant’s body was found mixed in with linens at a cleaning facility. The ALSCO Uniforms employee who discovered the body initially believed it to be a doll, and the company was able to determine that the body came from a funeral home in Dallas. Shreveport Police Corporal Christopher Bordelon says investigators are looking into how the baby’s body ended up in Shreveport.
Cut 14 (13) “…to be cremated.”
Bordelon’s says the baby’s parents are not suspected to be involved in this bizarre story.
It’s the weekend LSU baseball fans and the team have been waiting for since the season started in February. The Tigers open NCAA Regional play by hosting Little Rock at 2 p-m. Coach Jay Johnson says his guys are ready to go.