5:30 LRN Newscast Jan 7

Louisiana went before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue against the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandates for bigger businesses and health care workers. State Solicitor General Liz Murrill says the White House orders are a clear overreach…:

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She calls the mandate an unprecedented “bureaucratic power move.” But federal Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher says the mandates are wholly appropriate…:

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Louisiana and other states are asking the High Court to uphold injunctions against enforcing the mandates.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled hospitals can fire their employees if they do not receive a COVID vaccine. Plaintiffs argued the state’s medical consent law gives adults the ability to refuse medical treatment, Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the Supreme Court correctly determined the law only applies to the relationship between a health care provider and a patient…

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Approximately 30,000 homeowner policyholders in Louisiana of two insurance companies deemed to be insolvent will now have coverage under SafePoint. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says SafePoint will cover any insurance claims made on or after December 1st. As for claims prior to December, particularly those from Ida…

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For more information visit the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s website