Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is still not ready to make a decision on whether to run for governor or not. Graves says he’s received encouragement to run, but his busy schedule in Washington D-C has kept him from examining the race.
As lawmakers debate a $45-million incentive fund to help Louisiana’s property insurance crisis, Democratic Caucus Chairman Sam Jenkins (D – Shreveport) says the state’s insurance problems all came to be under Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s watch…:
Cut 4 (08) “…in a timely manner.”
The 45-million dollar incentive fund bill aimed at bringing more private property insurers to Louisiana is up for a vote in the Louisiana House today.
A report from the state Legislative Auditor shows Black students in Louisiana are over five times more likely to attend a public school with a D or F rating. Daniel Erspamer, with the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, says the report illustrates that basic fundamental change in public education is called for…:
Cut 13 (10) “…. high-quality schools.”
Today is National Unclaimed Property Day. And here in the Bayou State, Treasurer John Schroder says Louisiana has a billion dollars on paper in Unclaimed Property and they’ve just launched a pilot program that works with large businesses to find data matches and it’s proving to be successful.
He says one in six Louisianans have unclaimed property, visit LAcashclaim.org to see if you do.