Since 2013, the state has received “D” and “F” grades from the R Street Insurance Regulation Report Card. But this year the state received a “C” grade. The report attributes Louisiana’s increased rating to improvements in the state’s insurance regulatory environment and expansion of the Louisiana Fortify Homes program…
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That’s Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple who says he’s encouraged by the C grade but there’s still more work to do.
The House Criminal Justice Committee voted down legislation that would have provided an exception for pregnant women under the age of 17 to get an abortion if the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. The vote was 8 to 3 against. New Orleans Democrat Alonzo Knox gave passionate testimony for the bill. He says government should not be making the decision for a teenager who is pregnant because of a sexual assault.
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A Bossier Parish woman is living proof that you’re never too old to chase your dreams. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Pope Leo the 14th has appointed Reverend Simon Peter Engurait, a priest at the Dicoese of Houma-Thibodaux and current diocesan administrator, as the Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. Father Engurait is from Uganda and studied at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He was ordained as a priest in 2013 and since 2017 he’s served as pastor of Saint Bridge parish in Schriever.