Week three of the legislative session begins today and lawmakers are working on a package of bills that will result in fewer regulations for insurance companies. But Real Reform Louisiana’s Ben Riggs says the proposed legislation will take away consumer rights. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple pushes back by saying less regulation, means more companies writing policies and that should translate to lower premiums…
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LSU Health Shreveport says it’s working on a study with the Air Force that will study the physiological and cognitive stress that B-52 Aircrews experience on long-duration deployments. Director of the Rehabilitation Science Program Doctor Cory Coehoorn says B-52 crewmembers can have in-flight missions of 30-plus hours…
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While some other states have outlawed the sale of nitrous oxide paraphernalia, Louisiana may become the first to outlaw the substance with few exceptions. Colleen Crain has the story.
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Today is the first day on the job for St. Tammany Parish coroner Doctor Christopher Tape. But state lawmakers on the Northshore are already calling for his removal from office because he was accused of sexual assault 20 years ago. Those charges were never brought to court. State legislators are also upset Tape cut the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program