Several property insurance reform bills expected to bring more insurers into Louisiana are headed to the governor’s desk. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A bill to make edible items that contain THC like gummies could soon be illegal in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The investigation of Ware Youth Center in Red River Parish prompted by a 2022 New York Times report alleging poor conditions including abuse and 64 suicide attempts is complete. Colleen Crain has the story…
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Several property insurance reform bills have received final legislative passage, including a measure Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says will create simple, clear timelines for the claims process
Temple is talking about Senate Bill 323 which will give insurance companies 60 days, instead of 30 days for a qualified adjuster to the start claims process. He says the additional time will lead to a better claims process instead of a rushed one that could result in a lawsuit.
House Bill 611 has also received a final legislative passage. Insurers are prohibited from canceling a homeowners insurance policy if the company has insured the policyholder for three years or more. Temple says House Bill 611 allows insurers to drop some policies after three years
Temple’s insurance reform legislation seeks to reduce regulations to create a more friendly insurance writing market, which he believes will drive up competition, stabilizing insurance premiums.
Another bill heading to the governor’s desk removes an end date on the popular fortified roof program. Temple says this shows insurance companies Louisiana has a long-term commitment to resiliency…
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Edibles containing THC, like gummies, could soon be illegal in Louisiana. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly says his legislation does not impact the highly regulated medical marijuana industry, he’s going after the recreational hemp industry that he says misled lawmakers.
Pressly says there are more than 2,200 locations in the state selling THC products and he’s gravely concerned about the ATC’s lack of regulatory ability to inspect them.
Senate Bill 237 removes a loophole that allows hemp products to contain up to half a milligram of THC per serving or package. Pressly used the example of THC gummies.
Even with an age requirement to purchase hemp products in Louisiana, Pressly says they are easily getting into the hands of minors. He says there have been reported cases of psychosis in children.
The bill passed in the Senate on a 27 to 9 vote and was assigned to the House Criminal Justice.
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After three years and nine announced and unannounced visits to the facility, the State Inspector General’s Office has completed its investigation of conditions at Ware Youth Center in Red River Parish. Inspector General Stephen Street says the goal was to determine current conditions and whether the facility was suitable to house juveniles going forward…
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In 2022 the New York Times reported allegations of abuse and at least 64 suicide attempts at the facility prompting then Governor Edwards to request an investigation. Street says his office was able to review unredacted files and found the same 5 of the highest offending juveniles were often involved…
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Street says reporting procedures were also an issue as they lacked objective criteria for labeling incidents…
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Street says OIG staff visits every facility operated by OJJ in the State of Louisiana and Ware currently compares favorably to them.
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If you have illegally tinted windows or a cover obscuring your license plate, Louisiana State Troopers are giving you a heads-up they’ll be issuing citations the first full week of May. Trooper First Class Ross Brennan…
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Brennan says there will be a concentrated effort on window tint law in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, the West banks of St. Charles, St. John, and St. James Parishes.
Brennan says excessively dark tinted windows create a driving hazard for motorists, especially when it’s dark outside, it’s like wearing sunglasses at night and driving. He says dark tint on your front or side windows…
Another concern Brennan says is the difficulty obscured license plates and dark windows present identifying motorists and vehicles.
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Louisiana law requires front window tint to have light transmission of at least 40-percent, side windows 25-percent and rearmost windows 12-percent.
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The Saints selected five players in the draft on Saturday and the highlight was South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler. Rattler was a five-star recruit coming out of high school in Arizona. He had ups and downs during college but finished at South Carolina throwing for 31-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns, and eight interceptions last season. Coach Dennis Allen likes the potential of Rattler…
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Rattler says he felt the Saints would draft him after spending a couple of days with the team during a pre-draft visit…
Rattler started his college career at Oklahoma but was benched his sophomore season. He transferred to South Carolina. In 2022, he led the Gamecocks to huge victories over Tennessee and Clemson. Last year, Carolina struggled to a 5-7 record because of several injuries to guys on the offensive line…
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The LSU Tigers missed out on sweeping the Auburn Tigers this past weekend, losing the series finale seven to five on Sunday. Coach Jay Johnson’s team is 7-14 in the SEC and will need to finish strong to make the NCAA Tournament…
LSU fell behind five to nothing after the first inning on Sunday. Kade Anderson got the start and couldn’t get out of the first inning. Johnson didn’t go to his best reliever, Griffin Herring, until the second inning. He says Herring was on a pitch count and didn’t want to bring him in the middle of an inning…