Quin Hillyer: How Gov. Jeff Landry's power play would keep Louisiana insurance rates high

Quin Hillyer: How Gov. Jeff Landry's power play would keep Louisiana insurance rates high

It’s bad enough that Gov. Jeff Landry is hindering some fair-minded bills to rein in lawsuit abuse and, collaterally, help bring down insurance rates. What’s worse is his full-court press to hinder the insurance free market altogether.

Gov. Landry’s approach to lower insurance rates could cast his political fate

Gov. Jeff Landry, flanked by Deputy Chief of Staff Lance Maxwell and Executive Counsel Angelique Freel, waits to testify at the House Insurance Committee on April 16, 2025. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Gov. Jeff Landry, a conservative Republican, drew praise from liberal Democrats after he railed against large corporations and called for stricter regulations on the insurance industry — an uncommon spectacle that suggested the …