State officials are urging residents to be extremely cautious about lighting anything on fire after dry and windy conditions contributed to a record number of wildfires over four days. State Ag and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says from Friday to Monday there were 124 fires in Louisiana.
Cut 13 (07) “…four-day weekend.”
There are burn bans in Beauregard, Morehouse, Union, Washington, and Calcasieu Parishes.
Tulane Professor of Health Policy and Management Mark Diana says independent rural hospitals are at the highest risk of closing and cutting services. He says those owned by hospital systems may fare better because they benefit from the size of the system.
Cut 12 (11) “…rural hospitals.”
More than one in four Louisiana rural hospitals are at risk of closing or having to cut services according to a report from Chartis.
Legislation to place a lifetime limit of two terms as governor in Louisiana has been filed for the upcoming regular session. Chalmette Republican, Representative Mike Bayham says serving as governor is one of the highest honors any civilian can have in the state.
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is talking about the upcoming regular legislative session, saying he wants to cut down on the number of regulations insurance companies face in Louisiana, so more providers will want to do business here. Temple says he’ll lobby for the end of the three-year rule, which prohibits insurers from dropping a customer they’ve insured for three years…
The regular session begins March 11th.