On the first day of the legislative session, Governor Jeff Landry offered up his ideas on how to lower auto insurance rates. Colleen Crain has more…
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”
When Landry unveiled his auto insurance reform plan last week, he called out injury lawyer Morris Bart by name. Bart says he’s used to being the poster child given how much advertising he does.
Cut 12 (09) “…Gordon McKernan.”
If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again. That’s what Monroe State Senator Stewart Cathey will be doing in this legislative session. He has filed a bill that would ban speed cameras in the state, calling them unconstitutional.
Cities say the speed cameras are a way to make the roads safer. But Cathey says they’re nothing but a money grab as evidenced by one Richland Parish community.
Cut 6 (12) “…franchise fees combined.”
Cathey says if a ban doesn’t pass, he has a backup bill that would dedicate 100-percent of speed camera revenues to the sheriff’s department for juvenile rehabilitation programs, giving cities none of that money. This way, it will be clear what the actual motivation is behind the speed cameras.