The 2025 legislative session begins today, and insurance reform will be a big topic for the next two months. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat conducted a poll two weeks ago and found that 76 percent of the respondents have experienced a premium increase of ten percent or more in the past year
There are numerous insurance reform bills filed for the session ranging from changes to how car crashes are handled in the court system to expanding the state’s fortified roof program.
MAHA legislation will also be debated in the regular session. Covington Senator Patrick McMath wants to remove ultra-processed foods from public schools…
Cut 12 (12) “….found to be harmful”
McMath is also part of an effort to remove fluoride from drinking water.
Former LSU football star Kyren Lacy is dead at the age of 24. Authorities in Houston say the Thibodaux native fatally shot himself during a police chase on Saturday night. Harris County Sheriff deputies were looking for Lacy after he fired a gun into the ground during a verbal argument with a female relative. Lacy was preparing for the NFL draft, but a grand jury was also set to meet today to hear evidence in a case where he was charged with negligent homicide for a fatal crash that State Police say he caused in Lafourche Parish in December.
The Saints offseason conditioning program begins today and quarterback Derek Carr could reportedly miss the season with a shoulder injury. Ross Jackson, host of the Locked on Saints podcast, says Carr’s injury gives New Orleans a chance to rebuild…