A bill would make using a hand-held cell phone while driving illegal. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Director Lisa Freeman says texting while driving is tantamount to driving blindfolded.
H-B 519 was filed by Slidell Representative Brian Glorioso and Covington Senator Patrick McMath.
A Republican state senator has a bill that would provide an alternative to the fortified roof grants. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot says his proposal is geared towards people who want to take advantage of the grants but have the financial means to install the fortified roof.
Cut 10 (08) “…ten-thousand dollars.”
To be clear – Talbot’s bill would not replace the fortified roof grant program; it would be an addition to it.
Several education bills are waiting to be debated in the session, ranging from school funding to testing requirements and proposed changes to the TOPS scholarship programs. Leaders for a Better Louisiana Chief Policy Officer Barry Erwin says there is also teacher pay, and whether teachers will continue to stay at the same pay level after the failure of Amendment 2.
Cut 23 (12) “…of people want.”
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has struggled to secure a meeting with Governor Landry, despite Landry’s push to address the state’s sky-high auto insurance rates. Temple says he’s made every effort to talk but hasn’t been able to engage in a substantive discussion with the governor.