Senate Insurance Chairman Kirk Talbot says he will propose a bill to have the state Insurance Commissioner appointed instead of elected. Talbot says the individual selected should be qualified and ready to fight for the consumers.
Cut 4 (10) “…that office.”
Louisiana’s current Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon recently announced he is not running for re-election. He’s held the position since 2006. Donelon opposes Talbot’s legislation, because he believes voters should have a say in who represents them….
cut 3 (06) “….of the people”
Donelon also says other states who have appointed insurance commissioners, usually have them in place for about three years and the learning curve is high for this job.

At least seven Louisiana colleges have been hit with a cyberattack in the last four month. The attacks disrupted networking systems including education online learning platforms, the internet, email, and a possible threat to students and faculty personal information. TrustedSec Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hammerstone.
Cut 6 (08) “…capability.”
Among the schools impacted, Southeastern Louisiana, UNO and the LSU AgCenter.

Voters in Ouachita Parish have approved a property tax increase to fund the continued operation of an animal shelter and health unit as well as construction of a new shelter. Louisiana Humane Society President Jeff Dorson is glad to see voters approve the proposal, because there are a lot of parishes that do not even have an animal shelter…
cut 8 (11) “….or services”