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McNeese State University is top Louisiana school in campus free-speech study

By Michael Carroll |
McNeese State University in Lake Charles was the only university in Louisiana to receive the highest rating possible from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression for efforts to protect students’ free speech.

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Louisiana business groups object to Biden's pause on LNG export permits

By Michael Carroll |
The Biden administration late last month announced a temporary pause on pending liquefied natural gas export permits, prompting business groups in Louisiana to call the decision a threat to the state’s LNG production and energy jobs.

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Louisiana ranks ninth for compensation paid by states for wrongful convictions, study finds

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana ranks ninth among the 50 states in terms of how much compensation has been paid out to people wrongly convicted of criminal offenses since 1989, according to a new study by a legal funding company.

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New data shows Louisiana suffering from domestic migration outflow

By Michael Carroll |
Domestic migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and two national moving companies shows Louisiana among the few states continuing to suffer from population drains in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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New report charts cost of excessive civil litigation in Louisiana metro areas

By Michael Carroll |
Excessive litigation in the New Orleans-Metairie area results in a “tort tax” of $3,039 per person, while the Baton Rouge area residents carry a burden of $1,263 per person, new economic reports show.

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Business groups back EPA's decision to give Louisiana authority over carbon-capture projects

By Michael Carroll |
Business groups are reacting positively to the recent federal Environmental Protection Agency announcement that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be the lead agency in the state for approving carbon-capture projects.

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Louisiana is least affordable state for auto, homeowners insurance, new report finds

By Michael Carroll |
Due to high insurance premium costs, high rates of litigated claims and a low median income, Louisianans now pay auto and property insurance rates that are the least affordable in the nation, according to new data from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

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Louisiana finishes among top 10 states for GDP growth in second quarter

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.2% in the second quarter of this year, putting Louisiana in the top 10 among the 50 states for its rising value of goods and services, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported.

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Louisiana utility regulators continue to seek rate rebates from Entergy

By Michael Carroll |
Utility regulators in Arkansas recently settled their legal battle with Entergy over mismanagement and tax issues at the Grand Gulf nuclear plant, but Louisiana regulators are poised to continue the fight to get refunds they say their customers deserve.

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Louisiana State Police opens criminal probe into embattled Houston law firm

By Michael Carroll |
A Louisiana State Police unit has opened a criminal investigation against Houston-based law firm McClenny, Moseley & Associates for alleged property insurance fraud practices in the state over the past three years.

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Louisiana remains 7th worst civil justice jurisdiction in U.S., new report says

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana has retained its longtime designation as a Judicial Hellhole by the American Tort Reform Foundation, whose 2023-2024 annual report found the Bayou State was the seventh-worst civil litigation jurisdiction in the country.

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Edwards signs plan to bring back passenger rail between New Orleans, Baton Rouge

By Michael Carroll |
As his term as governor winds down, John Bel Edwards has signed a service agreement with Amtrak to restore passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans – after a 54-year absence.

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Louisiana elected officials seek to protect local fishermen from imported shrimp

By Michael Carroll |
Louisiana elected officials are rallying to find solutions to help protect the state’s shrimp fishermen from cheap foreign shrimp that critics say is depriving shrimpers of their livelihood and undermining public health.

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Auto dealer association chief Will Green named LABI president and CEO

By Michael Carroll |
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry will continue to fight for tort reform and increased transparency and modernization of the state’s court system, according to Will Green, LABI’s newly selected president and CEO.

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4 Baton Rouge officers charged in ongoing 'Brave Cave' abuse investigation

By Michael Carroll |
Four Baton Rouge police officers have been charged with crimes as a result of an internal investigation into a disbanded street-crimes unit, whose members have also become the target of civil lawsuits alleging police abuses and sexual humiliation.

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Court rejects hedge funds' petition to intervene in MMA disciplinary case

By Michael Carroll |
A judge has denied a bid by Florida hedge funds to intervene in federal disciplinary proceedings in Louisiana against a Houston law firm accused of unethical and illegal actions for mass-filing hurricane-damage claims in the Bayou State.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Louisiana withdraws plan for merger with for-profit insurer

By Michael Carroll |
Public hearings on the proposed sale of the nonprofit health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to for-profit Elevance Health have been sidelined for now, though the parties hope to refile the proposal sometime in the future.

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Louisiana State University Law School celebrates 1989 alum

By Louisiana Record |
Louisiana State University Law School recently celebrated one of its esteemed alumni, Kristin Wall, who graduated from the law school in 1989. Wall currently serves as the CEO and President of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC), the largest workers' compensation insurance provider in the state.