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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

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Senate Bill 323 which will give insurance companies 60 days, instead of 30 days for a qualified adjuster to the start claims process.

Edibles containing THC, like gummies, could soon be illegal in Louisiana. Senate Bill 237 removes a loophole that allows hemp products to contain up to half a milligram of THC per serving or package. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly used THC gummies as an example.

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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 is complete. Colleen Crain has the story…

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A Dubach Police officer was killed over the weekend, hit by a commercial truck during a routine traffic stop. State Police say 51 year old Russsel Croxton was speaking to the driver of the vehicle he had stopped when he was hit. Croxton was taken to the hospital where he later died.