The legislative session begins on Monday and a major priority for legislators is to pass legislation to lower auto insurance rates. Jake Minner, the director at Bengal Transportation Services in Ascension Parish, says his company’s insurance rates have soared from six-thousand dollars per truck per year to 23 thousand – increasing almost nine times the rate of inflation.
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is advocating for the passage of tort reform legislation that would make it harder for people involved in accidents to sue and win big money settlements…
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Temple is pushing legislation directed towards trial lawyers, while Governor Jeff Landry blames both attorneys and insurance companies for Louisiana’s high auto insurance rates.
Secretary of State Nancy Landry is supporting a package of bills this session that she says will improve election integrity. One of those bills would boost election commissioner pay…
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Landry says commissioners generally earn 200 dollars per day, which could last up to 16 hours. House Bill 223 would boost commissioners’ pay by 50 dollars across the board
Spring has arrived and so has prime fishing season! The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is stocking adult channel catfish at 17 sites statewide, all to be stocked by next Tuesday. LDWF Biologist Danica Williams says “Get out and Fish” is for everyone to enjoy.
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To view the full stocking schedule and find a location near you go to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website.