On the eve of qualifying for the federal elections, Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has announced he will challenge Third District Congressman Clay Higgins. Both men are Republicans.”LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford says Higgins seeks a 4th term in office, and has his party’s endorsement, but Hoggatt could present a challenge that Higgins must take seriously…:
CUT 07(12) “…this time.”
Qualifying for fall elections starts tomorrow in Baton Rouge.
A Baton Rouge judge has again extended his order blocking the state’s abortion law from taking effect, meaning clinics can remain open for now. Judge Don Johnson says he will make his ruling in the case on July 29th. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the law is far too vague in language to be enforced. State Attorney General Jeff Landry says the law is crystal clear and should not be blocked.
With inflation continuing to rise, more people face having to cut back on spending in order to make needed back-to-school and college purchases. Katherine Cullen, with the National Retail Federation, says spending this year is expected to match or exceed 2021’s record high spending for the fall school term, but many have to pinch pennies to get it done. The NRF’s annual survey of back-to-school & college shopping shows more families will cut back on discretionary spending, buy only on-sale or off-brand items or even used items where possible. She says costs of most everything have been escalating over the past two years…:
CUT 13(07) “…before the pandemic.”
She says vacations may be curtailed or even cancelled, because NOT making back-to-school purchases is really not an option.
A state-chartered bailout fund is seeking to borrow $600 million after seven Louisiana insurers went bust following 2021′s Hurricane Ida. The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association will seek approval of a bond sale this week. They’d recoup the money from surviving member insurers, but those insurers get a tax break for such assessment payments, meaning Louisiana taxpayers will ultimately foot the bill.