Lawmakers discuss efforts to lower auto insurance rates

Regular Legislative Session Begins

BATON ROUGE--Gov. Jeff Landry opened the 2025 legislative session with a warning: When it comes to fixing Louisiana's insurance crisis, personal injury lawyers and insurance companies are in for a reckoning.Landry called the skyrocketing insurance rate a dark cloud that is looming over the state. He vowed to push changes that would spread the pain evenly to hold both sides accountable for what he described as a broken system draining wealth from…

Lawmakers discuss efforts to lower auto insurance rates

Gov. Landry addressed the state's insurance crisis during day one of the legislative session.

Gov. Landry rails on insurance companies & trial lawyers in speech to open legislative session

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The only difference between trial lawyers and insurance companies, Gov. Jeff Landry told state lawmakers Monday in his speech to open the 2025 legislative session, is that one wants to skin you from the ankle up…

‘Two little boys crying wolf’: Landry calls for shared blame on Louisiana’s insurance crisis

Gov. Jeff Landry addresses the Louisiana Legislature on opening day of legislative session, Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate-Pool)The only difference between trial lawyers and insurance companies, Gov. Jeff Landry told state lawmakers Monday in his speech to open the 2025 legislative session, is that one wants to skin you from the ankle up and the other wants to skin you from th…

Gov. Jeff Landry seeks middle ground on car insurance rates but faces legislative opposition

Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday pinned the blame for Louisiana’s car insurance crisis on both trial lawyers and insurance companies, saying “a dark cloud continues to linger in the halls of this Capitol” over the issue.

Gov. Jeff Landry addresses lawmakers as Louisiana legislative session begins

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Lawmakers returned to the Louisiana State Capitol on Monday for the start of this year's regular legislative session. The session convened at noon and is scheduled to adjourn by 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12. Priorities for lawmakers in this year's regular session include addressing the insurance crisis to lower rates, the state budget and teacher pay raises after Amendment 2 failed in the March election. Gov. Je…