Chalmette Representative Ray Garofalo is sponsoring the legislation this year that many Republicans say will lead to lower auto insurance rates over time. The measure failed to pass last year as opponents argued the changes could limit a victim’s winnings in court while providing no promise rates would actually go down. Here’s Garofalo’s response…
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The reduction would potentially come two years after passage.

If you want to know where the Presidential candidates stand on race and equity issues, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s new organization E Pluribus Unum has released a policy tracker. Landrieu finds it interesting to see who prioritizes what issues…
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You can see all 15 candidates’ positions, including President Trump, at u-mun-fund-dot-org.

Crawfish season is underway and the initial crop is showing good signs for the rest of the season ahead. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
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After the national title game, an LSU fan started a Go Fund Me page to help Clemson purchase a new Tiger mascot, because of how it looks. 31-hundred dollars was raised, but the money will not go to Clemson. Instead, the money will go to Tigers United University Consortium, a partnership between Auburn, Clemson, LSU and the University of Missouri, with the goal of doubling the wild tigers’ population by 2022.