A member of President Trump’s cabinet will be in the capital city for a bill signing this morning. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple pushes for lawmakers to return for a special session on insurance reform. Sean Richardson has more.
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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class of 2025 shared their thoughts before the induction ceremony tomorrow night. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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Another bill signing in Baton Rouge this morning, and this one will have a big name in attendance. Governor Landry will sign Senate Bill 14 late this morning – the so-called “Make America Healthy Again” bill – and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on hand to witness the moment. The bill’s author, Covington Secretary Patrick McMath, says Kennedy’s attendance shows that Louisiana is a leader in the Make America Healthy Again movement.
Among other things, it will ban certain artificial colors and additives in meals served in schools, and it would require restaurants to disclose whether their food is cooked in seed oil. McMath says this bill goes farther than any other bill in the country, and that’s what’s bringing Secretary Kennedy here.
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McMath says the fact that the bill passed unanimously in both houses of the legislature shows that the Make America Healthy Again movement transcends ideological lines.
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple addresses the need for a special session to tackle what he calls the “deepest insurance crisis” in state history, and he still supports calling lawmakers back.
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Temple says some key legislation signed by Governor Landry which go into effect down the road includes consumer-transparency bills like HB 345, which calls for a 60‑day notice before cancellation, and SB 136, which calls for rate transparency — alongside tort-reform measures targeting frivolous lawsuits.
HB 345 goes into effect July 1st, 2026, while SB 136 doesn’t take effect until the outset of 2027. Reflecting on the past legislative session, Temple says he’s most excited about the passage of House Bill 431, which moves Louisiana from a pure to a modified comparative fault.
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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting their 2025 class in Natchitoches tomorrow night. This year’s class features football coaching greats like LSU’s Nick Saban and Catholic’s Dale Weiner (WY-ner). Delgado’s Joe Scheuermann is the winningest baseball coach in state history.
Two former pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson also join the class. Johnson helped Louisiana Tech to the Final Four as a freshman and was a two-time Sun Belt Conference MVP. A player in the WNBA’s inaugural season, Johnson says she learned a lot from hall of fame coaches Leon Barmore and Kim Mulkey.
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Longtime St. Thomas More basketball coach Danny Broussard will also be inducted. Broussard is the sixth all-time winningest high school basketball coach in the country after 42 years in Lafayette. He’s led the Cougars to 34-straight playoff appearances and won six state basketball championships. Broussard says he learned early in his career how to make an average player great…
Also headlining the class are former LSU offensive tackle and Super Bowl champ Andrew Whitworth, 14-time All-American LSU gymnast April Burkholder and former NCAA champion bower and Sacred Heart football coach George Soileau.
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Fifty-one men and women of Cadet Class 107 began their journey today toward becoming Louisiana State Police Troopers. Trooper Shelby Mayfield says over the next 24 weeks, they will train in firearms, defensive tactics, civil rights, de-escalation and more to prepare for a life of public service.
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Mayfield says Louisiana State Police offers competitive pay, benefits, a take-home vehicle and strong retirement options, and he says you start getting paid on your first day of training.
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Cadet Class 107 is scheduled to graduate in December. Mayfield says Cadet Class 108 will begin next January. If you are interested in becoming a Louisiana State Police Trooper, visit lsp-dot-org.