Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s proposal to create a 45-million dollar fund that would be used to attract additional private insurance companies to Louisiana is met with skepticism. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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A Baton Rouge man is under arrest for allegedly murdering a woman, stuffing her body in a plastic barrel then setting it on fire. 24-year-old Roderick Castle is charged with 2nd-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
An ongoing labor study by fiscal website “WalletHub” ranks Louisiana among the top states for people leaving their jobs. Wallethub.com analyst Jill Gonzales says, even in the face of record high inflation, folks are choosing to just quit work…:
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Alaska ranks highest with over 4-percent quitting over the past 12 months. New York state ranks 50th with under 1-percent.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is spitting mad at the state Republican Party, and its leader Louis Gurvich, for how they handled the endorsement of Jeff Landry for Governor. Here he is during an interview on WWL radio in New Orleans…:
CUT 05(08) “…an embarrassment.”
Nungesser called for Gurvich to resign, accused some party members of taking kickbacks to endorse the Attorney General Landry. Nungesser will seek re-election instead of running for governor.