
Landry signs six auto insurance reform bills in ceremony in governor's mansion
We're about to enter the home stretch of the legislative session, so the push is on for lawmakers to get their last-minute bills onto Gov. Landry's desk. The dominant issue in this session has been auto insurance reform, and a handful of bills have made it onto Landry's desk. On Wednesday, Landry signed six of them in ...
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Bill to bring criminal charges upon individuals who infect others with sexually transmitted diseases heads to the Louisiana House floor
A person who infects another person with a sexually transmitted disease could be charged criminally under a bill approved by the House Criminal Justice Committee. Monroe Representative Pat Moore has spent the last six weeks trying to get this proposal out of committee. "This is someone who knowingly and intentiona...
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Statewide poll shows strong support for App Store Accountability Act (HB 570), which empowers parents to approve apps downloaded by minors
A statewide poll shows strong support for the App Store Accountability Act which requires parental approval for minors to download apps on their smart devices. Louisiana Family Forum CEO Gene Mills says the legislation seeks to protect children from harmful content, misleading ratings and exploitative contracts. "...
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Alliance for Affordable Energy urges Louisiana utility regulators to be proactive in preventing large-scale power outages
The Alliance for Affordable Energy is urging the state and utility regulators to take steps to prevent another massive outage like the one New Orleans experienced Sunday night. The alliance's clean grid manager, Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, says MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) should not be the ones to blame;...
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University of Louisiana Monroe School of Education receives A+ rating in elementary math teacher prep
The ULM School of Education earned an A+ rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality for its elementary math teacher preparation, one of only four Louisiana universities to achieve this distinction. School of Education Associate Director Dr. Shalanda Stanley says the NCTQ evaluated 17 programs, focusing on tim...
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