The full House takes up a bill on today that would prohibit you from holding a cell phone while driving. Jennifer Smith, the C-E-O of Stop-distractions-dot-org is pushing for this legislation…
15 other states and Washington D.C. currently have a similar law. Opponents to the bill, claim they need access to their phones at all times while driving. Many note the map feature is something they use on a regular basis while behind the wheel. But Smith says that’s dangerous…
A bill by Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt that would allow civil court judges to decide whether or not juries are allowed to know whether or not a crash victim was wearing their seat belt is being heard in committee todayThe bill is backed by the National Federation of Independent businesses who says it’ll save business who employ drivers a good bit of money.
Hewitt says civil law in crash lawsuits is currently convoluted.
The bill will be heard in Senate Judiciary A.
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An LSU survey shows Louisianans have a favorable view of their local media. 78 percent of those polled said they trust their local media’s information a lot, or some. Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says local media also got high marks in getting the facts right.
Local media scored much higher than the national media, where only 32 percent of those polled say they trust what they see.
But the numbers weren’t completely rosy. One third of respondents say they don’t trust their local media. Henderson says if you take a closer look, there’s a big trend.
Henderson says maintain trust between the media and public is critical for preserving our system of governance.
More than 100 banks in Louisiana could be out from under a wide range of regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis. The Dodd-Frank act imposes rules that smaller banks claim are burdensome and have high compliance costs. Louisiana Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy are both in favor of repealing Dodd-Frank.