A property insurance reform bill waiting for the governor’s signature would end the three-year rule. Louisiana is the only state that prohibits an insurer from dropping a customer that’s been a policyholder for more than three years. House Insurance Chairman Gabe Firment says the legislation allows insurance companies to manage their risks better
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Opponents say this will do nothing to increase availability of insurance or lower premiums.

The Louisiana Senate could give final legislative approval today to a bill requiring high schoolers to pass a computer science course to graduate. New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes says the requirement takes effect for the 2027-28 school year
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Hughes says the legislation would also require the passage of a computer science course to be eligible for TOPS.

The Louisiana House’s version of the budget cut $24-million from the $87 million Governor Landry proposed for Early Childhood Education. Colleen Crain has more…
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Buckeye High School student Mason A has scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. Mason grew up with his grandmother in DeVille and plans to study computer science at Louisiana Tech.

Lafayette jockey Brian Hernandez Junior rode Mystik Dan to victory at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Mystik Dan is owned by Brent and Sharilyn Gasaway, who are Captain Shreve graduates.