Legislation requiring insurance companies to provide discounts to ratepayers who fortify their roofs to higher standards was approved by the House Insurance Committee. Chalmette Representative Ray Garofalo – the bill’s author – says if more homeowners fortify their roofs, that would mean less damage after a hurricane.
HB 309 heads to the House floor.
A bill that would vie a tax break to the oil industry was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee. Eunice Representative Phillip DeVillier says the state’s tax is higher than most states.
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The bill passed on an 11-2 vote and heads to the House floor for discussion.
Get ready for kilts and a Scottish good time at the 2023 Scottish Tartan Festival in Minden today. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Jefferson Parish deputies shot and killed a man wanted for questioning – after he allegedly pointed a gun at them outside a house in Metairie. Authorities were called to a home in the 1700 block of Harvard Avenue when the man arrived in a vehicle – got out, and pointed a handgun at the deputies. At least one deputy fired and the suspect was struck multiple times. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment but later succumbed to his injuries. The man’s name or age has not been released.