Governor Jeff Landry has vetoed a bill that the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says could help lower auto insurance rates. It’s known as the collateral source bill and it’s goal would limit the amount of damages awarded to victims of car crashes if their case goes to a jury trial. LABI president Will Green…
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But Governor Landry says House Bill 423 would have hurt an accident victim’s chances of receiving a fair payout.

Families who receive SNAP benefits and have children between the ages of five to 18 will likely receive an additional 120-dollars per eligible child to help pay for food during the summer months when kids are not receiving breakfast and lunch at school. Tim Jenkins with DCFS says this Phase 1 of Sun bucks and Phase two will begin in late July. Jenkins on who is eligible for Phase 2….
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For more information go to DCFS’s website.

Governor Landry has signed a bill that gives judges the option to order a certain sex offender be surgically castrated, if the victim in the case is under the age of 13. A punishment of chemical castration is already allowed under Louisiana law, but Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow believes a permanent procedure is warranted when children are victims…
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Governor Jeff Landry has signed into law legislation that will reduce the amount of time a person can stay on  unemployment. Currently it’s 26 weeks, but Jennings Representative Troy Romero’s measure reduces the maximum time on unemployment from anywhere between 12 to 20 weeks. Romero says an individual can get an additional eight weeks of unemployment if they undergo workforce development training…
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The legislation keeps the maximum benefit at 250-dollars a week.