Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to sign into law a bill that sets up an incentive fund to bring more insurers into the state to help property owners struggling with soaring premiums. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon expects the incentive fund will attract eight to ten companies who will write policies south of I-10, and they will also provide homeowners in central and north Louisiana with more options…
Cut 8 (12) “…coastal exposure.”

The options for voters as they will elect a new governor in the fall continues to grow. Democrat Danny Cole from LaSalle Parish says he’s running and if elected, he plans to govern in a non-partisan fashion…
cut 6 (07) “….the state of Louisiana”
Cole ran for a state senate seat in 2019 and only received two-percent of the vote.

A study from Harvard finds too much watching of tablets or television during infancy can lead to poorer focus, remembering instructions and problems with multi-tasking once the child hits nine years old. New Orleans Children’s Hospital pediatrician Doctor Susan Fielkow says if screen time is a replacement for social interaction, direct parenting, learning and teaching, it can be detrimental
cut 12 (07) “….replaces it”

Crawfish prices have returned to normal levels, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday and parade-filled weekends. That’s according to Crawfish App co-founder Laney King, who says we saw unprecedented high prices for the start of the crawfish season in mid-January…
Cut 13 (10) “….come down.”
King says consumers can expect to pay around six dollars a pound for boiled crawfish.