Get ready to pay more: Some Louisiana residents will start paying between 12% to 14% more for auto insurance in the new year, because of a new state law that requires drivers to carry more liability, reports the Times-Picayune. The new auto liability insurance limit will go from $10,000 for a vehicle’s property damage to $25,000; from $10,000 to $15,000 for the death or injury of one person in an accident; and from $20,000 to $35,000 for the deaths or injuries of more than one person. The new law comes out of legislation authored by Rep. Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge.
It’s awards season: Up in the Air, Precious and Inglourious Basterds led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo’Nique. The World War II rewrite Inglourious Basterds and the Harlem story Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire are competing for the guild’s overall cast prize, along with the 1960s British drama An Education, the Iraq War tale The Hurt Locker and the musical Nine. The corporate-downsizing tale Up in the Air was shut out of that category but scored a lead-actor nomination for Clooney as a frequent-flyer whiz and two supporting-actress slots, for Vera Farmiga as his new love and Anna Kendrick as his new protégé. The SAG Awards will be handed out Jan. 23.
