About two-dozen Louisiana state fire marshal employees left for Puerto Rico today to assist with earthquake recovery efforts. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the Caribbean Island has seen its share of natural disasters lately…
Cut 5 (10) “…caused significant damage.”
23 deputies and personnel are on the deployment that’s expected to last 16 days.
Lawsuit reform and car insurance rate arguments are set to dominate the upcoming session, and a new group has been formed to push back against leading Republican proposals for TORT reform. Real Reform Louisiana Executive Director Eric Holl, a former Governor Edwards campaign staffer says insurance industry number crunchers analyzed this legislation…
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announces the rollout of the Small Business Protection Act, helping business owners stay aware of proposed regulations that could impact their business operations. Ardoin says businesses that sign up at smallbiz.sos.la.gov will get updates so that they are not blindsided by regulation changes.
The Act passed in the 2019 Legislative session and went into effect on February 1st.
LSU is still seeking it’s next President and Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne spoke with Talk Louisiana about his interest in the job earlier today. Dardenne says he is interested in the job. He noted what a wonderful time it is to be a leader at the school.