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Senate insurance chair to propose appointing, not electing, insurance commissioner
The chair of the Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee plans to file legislation that would make the position of insurance commissioner appointed rather than elected.
‘LaPolitics’: Pay raise politics during an election year
Some of the folks inside the Capitol are framing state Rep. Joe Marino, I-Gretna, the sponsor of a legislative pay raise bill, as the...
Donelon backs tort reform benefiting homeowner insurance companies
After pushing so-called tort reform legislation in 2020 that failed to reduce auto insurance rates, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon
Louisiana budget negotiations face additional barrier with spending cap
Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers may have to clear additional hurdles this year to spend all the money available to them in the next 15 months.
See how much a proposed bill would raise Louisiana legislators’ pay
A bill the Louisiana Legislature will consider would give state lawmakers their first raise in over 40 years.
Alford: Will the governor’s race divide the GOP?
There are three important areas of inquiry worth exploring at this hour in Louisiana’s developing race for governor:
How Republicans just gained a supermajority in the Louisiana House
Republicans now have supermajority in both Louisiana’s House and Senate after iconic Rep. Francis Thompson of Delhi switched his party registration following nearly 50...
‘LaPolitics’: Down ballot races developing
Secretary of state: Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis, R-Jena, announced his candidacy this week. He’s running against Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, and...
LABI pushing for lower taxes on premiums to lure more insurers to state
Lowering Louisiana’s relatively high taxes on insurance premiums could help to attract more insurers to the state, says Jim Patterson
Next governor must ‘have a record of doing more than just talking,’ Garret Graves...
Graves did not discuss any candidate by name while speaking today to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, but he urged his listeners to consider the contenders carefully and not vote based on name recognition or a good speech.
Poll shows these two candidates neck and neck in Louisiana governor’s race
A new poll shows Democrat Shawn Wilson and Republican Jeff Landry neck and neck early in the Louisiana governor's race, USA Today Network reports.
However,...
With hearing in St. George appeal over, it’s back to waiting for litigants
Following this morning’s hearing, both sides in the fight over whether the incorporation of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish should be allowed to go forward will await the appeals court’s decision.
Jim Donelon won’t seek reelection; nine insurers apply for incentive program
Longtime Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, who was tasked with finding solutions to lower property insurance costs that have been plaguing the state, announced today that he will not seek reelection in October.
Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines
A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines needed for the dozens of carbon capture projects proposed around the state.
St. George incorporation appeal hearing set for Tuesday
Attorneys for the St. George incorporation effort in East Baton Rouge Parish have another chance to make their case, this time on Tuesday to the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the First Circuit.
Louisiana near bottom in number of women state legislators
As the world celebrates Women's History Month, the Louisiana Legislature is still a boys club for the most part, with fewer than one in five seats held by women, USA Today Network reports.
‘LaPolitics’: PSC’s Mike Francis eyeing secretary of state race
Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis of Crowley, the former chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, is "seriously considering" a challenge to Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin.
U.S. Rep. Graves won’t run for governor
Baton Rouge Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves told supporters today in a fundraising email that he will not run for governor.
Graves was one of...
Gov. Edwards aims to boost the state’s business ties with Japan, S. Korea on...
Gov. John Bel Edwards is in Asia this week working to cultivate business development.
Edwards is joined by Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson as...
Former DOTD secretary Shawn Wilson enters governor’s race
Former transportation secretary Shawn Wilson is officially joining the race to replace term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards.
