Despite the repeal of Louisiana’s “three-year rule” stopping insurance carriers from dropping policies older than three years last year, only one company has canceled old policies. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Community leaders gather in Baton Rouge to demand an end to Operation Catahoula Crunch. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Governor Landry takes to social media to address his new side hustle. Colleen Crain reports.
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Louisiana lawmakers passed a legislative package aimed at improving the insurance market for homeowners in Louisiana last year. One of the laws included in this effort repealed the state’s “three-year rule,” preventing companies from dropping policyholders who had been customers for three years. A year later, state Representative Gabe Firment says only one company has taken advantage of the policy.
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Despite reducing protections for homeowners, supporters argued the freedom for insurance companies would attract more carriers and help stabilize the market.
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Firment says the 2024 legislation, along with efforts to build resilient structures like the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program, have made a big impact in reshaping the state’s insurance landscape.
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Community activists gathered outside a Baton Rouge church with a unified message: Operation Catahoula Crunch must end now. Faith leaders and organizers say while the government has long maintained that the operation’s goal is to go after the worst violent criminals who are in the country illegally, that’s not what’s happening. Christina from the group Mision Migrante told the story of a 17-year-old who was accosted by six federal agents in tactical gear as he was putting gas in his car in Denham Springs.
Christina says after several minutes of aggressive questioning, the agents realized the teen wasn’t lying and let him go. Marcela Hernandez from Familias Unidas en Accion says it’s a scene playing out over and over again.
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Sara Ayo (EYE-oh) Louis with the group Voice of the Experienced says Operation Catahoula Crunch is not keeping communities safe as the government claims it is – it’s terrifying communities.
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Governor Landry is speaking out about his new side hustle as special envoy to Greenland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said President Trump approached him about the opportunity.
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Landry said perhaps with the exception of the governor of Alaska, he’s the one best suited to have a conversation with the government of Greenland about becoming a part of the United States.
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Greenland is a territory of Denmark, and the Danish government is furious at Trump’s and Landry’s comments. Trump has long expressed a desire to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark, remarking in the past that he would not rule out military force to do so. Landry, though, put a friendly spin on his mission.
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If their play the last three weeks is an indication of the future, the Saints will have some very bright days ahead of them. The Saints have won three in a row, including an emphatic 29-6 win over the Jets Sunday, and four of their last six games. Head Coach Kellen Moore says it’s good to see his team getting a taste of success.
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Moore says with a young team, he hopes that this will be a sign of things to come next year and the years to come.
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While it didn’t pay dividends immediately, the turning point of the season came in Week 8 when Moore benched Spencer Rattler in favor of Tyler Shough. In the seven games he’s started, he’s won four, including both games against the first place Carolina Panthers. Shough says establishing oneself as a leader is a challenge in itself, even more so as a rookie.
If the Saints win out and the Buccaneers lose their last two games, the Saints will finish the 2025 season in second place in the NFC South.
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After throttling Tulane 41-10 last weekend, Ole Miss is set to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl New Year’s Day. It will be a Week Eight rematch, which Georgia won 43-35. New Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding’s defense gave up 510 yards of total offense, as the Bulldogs did not punt once. Golding says his defense is going to have to do a couple of things better this time around.
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Golding says the Rebels can’t beat themselves on the defensive side of the ball like they did in the first matchup, but he also says they have to do the small things well when facing off against the Bulldogs.
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The last time Georgia played Ole Miss, the Bulldogs’ defense gave up the second-most points in a game this season with 35. Since then, Georgia has not allowed its opponents to score more than 21 points. Head coach Kirby Smart says the outcome of this matchup will come down to who executes better between the white lines.
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In last year’s Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame beat Georgia, 23-10. Smart doesn’t believe last year’s game will have any impact, as the Bulldogs have an entirely different team.
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The Sugar Bowl kicks off at 7 p.m. New Year’s Day.