The coronavirus is putting extra stress on relationships and many are calling it quits. In addition to family practice lawyers seeing an increase in business, the pandemic is also having another effect on divorces. Baton Rouge Attorney Nancy Sue Grégoire says the pandemic has caused many to lose their employment and healthcare and it is making the process of divorce even more difficult. She has advice for those who are in the middle of ending their relationship.
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There was little action on police reform in the recent special session, but reform advocates say that is not going to be the case in the fall or 2021 session.
Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says they’ll also be pushing to build on current laws that stop bad cops from department hopping after they get in trouble. Right now, a cop who is convicted of excessive force can’t get rehired in Louisiana, however…
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The largest auto insurer in Louisiana is giving drivers a decrease, but it has nothing to do with recent tort reform legislation. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewe’s are getting ready for next years celebration…despite the mayor saying cancelling mardi gras was “on the table.” Members of Babylon, Bacchus, Endymion, Excalibur, Hermes, Isis, Muses, Rex and Zulu all say they are rolling if they get city and state permits.