Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says expanding the state’s fortified-roof program will bring lower premiums to homeowners across Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of Tim Temple Facebook) BATON ROUGE — The House voted 87-9 to allocate $64 million from excess collections by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to expand a program that offers $10,000 grants to homeowners who install fortified roofs. House Bill 1187 by state Rep. Paul Sawyer, R-Baton Rouge, would rea

John Mulcahy, left, has just been appointed senior vice president of communications, public affairs and stewardship for Georgia-Pacific. David Brabham, right, will fill Mulcahy's previous role of vice president of stewardship. Georgia-Pacific announced leadership changes today. John Mulcahy, former vice presdient of stewardship, is now the senior vice president of communications, public affairs and stewardship. Mulcahy's appointment comes in the wake of the retirement of Shei

An AI-generated image showing ChatGPT creating its proposed map for congressional redistricting in Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS — So, what’s the big deal? As a reformed sportswriter who once asked ChatGPT to plot out the best road trip for visiting national parks in Utah — and got what appeared to be a suitably Mormon answer in five seconds — I wondered how long would it take for the free AI analytical tool to create a reasonable redistricting plan for Louisiana that would map out

Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia, from left, Austin Magee and family, and Michael Mebruer, candidates for the 5th Congressional District, say the decision to delay U.S. House of Representatives elections for Louisiana to redraw maps will cause confusion for voters. BATON ROUGE — After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map unconstitutional for racial gerrymandering, candidates in the hotly contested but suddenly delayed 5th District race to replace U.S. Rep. Julia L

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Thursday to suspend congressional elections in Louisiana until after lawmakers draw new district maps. (Photo by John Balance / The Advocate) BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Thursday to temporarily suspend this year’s congressional elections in Louisiana in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that maps of the state’s six districts are unconstitutional. Landry said that the ruling had enjoined th

A bill by state Rep. Vincent Cox that would have held parents legally responsible for children accessing a loaded firearm and harming themselves or others failed in a House committee Wednesday. (Photo by Cross Harris/LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — A bill holding adults legally responsible if children gain access to a loaded firearm was rejected 6-3 by a House committee this week. House Bill 586, by state Rep. Vincent Cox III, R-Gretna, would have criminalize