The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to lift the temporary restraining order against the abortion ban in Louisiana. Attorney Jeff Landry petitioned the high court so he can enforce trigger abortion ban laws. A hearing on the restraining order will be held in a New Orleans civil courtroom tomorrow. In the meantime, abortion can continue in Louisiana. The order was filed on behalf of a Shreveport abortion clinic and others.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says his department is doing all it can to find new property insurance coverage for tens of thousands of Louisianans who’ve been dumped by their current coverage. Donelon says he is keenly aware of what cancelled or dropped homeowners are going through, because he is one of them…
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Donelon says Safepoint Property Insurance, who has been doing a small amount of business in Louisiana for some years, will take on 65-thousand policies under the same conditions as their previous carrier.
Scientists at LSU Health New Orleans discover two new variants of COVID. Head of Genetics Dr. Lucio Miele says the possible clinical and public health significance of the new variants is still unknown. He says more study is needed to determine that. In the meantime, Miele has this advice: better to be safe than to be sorry…:
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held in New Orleans this afternoon to mark the restoration of the famed Dew Drop Inn. Developer Curtis Doucette Jr. says in its full heyday the Dew was a nightclub, restaurant, bar, and hotel. In addition to birthing future rock and roll legends like Little Richard and Ray Charles, it played another historic role.
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He says they hope to have it restored and open by this time next year.