According to La Politics dot com editor Jeremy Alford, Insurance and education will be the big topics in the legislature this session and he says new Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is pushing a package of bills that are considered pro industry. Alford says Temple will make the argument to legislators that there are too many regulations on insurance companies…
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LSU and South Carolina battled each other hard yesterday and tempers flared late in the game which resulted in both benches clearing after Lady Tigers guard Flau’jae Johnson was pushed down to the ground. LSU ended up losing in the SEC Tournament title game 79 to 72, but Coach Kim Mulkey feels good about her squad
Poa was taken off on stretcher on Saturday night after banging her head on the floor. Mulkey expects Poa to be ready for the NCAA Tournament which begins next week.
After one day of early voting, the number of mail-in ballots for the presidential primary is the third highest in Louisiana’s election history. Brooke Thorington has more.
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As the regular legislative session starts today, Secretary of State Nancy Landry is pushing a package of bills that would further boost the state’s election integrity policies. Among them is one that she says will ensure that Louisiana’s voter rolls are accurate. After 10 years, voters would not be removed from the non-active voters list automatically. instead, she says notification would be mailed out and if a voter does not respond…