No hurricanes this year, and the insurance front should be calm and stable with rates beginning to go down-right?  Well, not so.  Rates, particularly for property owners continue to go up in Louisiana as they dropping other gulf coast states.  And the new buzz word-dry wall.  Thousands on Louisiana homes have been infected with...Read More

Congress is on its way towards approving new legislation that creates new so-called “hate crimes.”Â  The sentence of someone convicted will increase based on what was in the mind of the accused.  So one is punished once for the crime, and then again for the hate.  Is this reasonable?  I discussed the controversial issue on...Read More

  Thursday, October 15, 2009 Baton Rouge, Louisiana BLEAK LOUISIANA INSURANCE CLIMATE IN MONTHS TO COME! There should be plenty of good news on the property insurance front, both in Louisiana and throughout the gulf south.  Hurricane season is over, the third year in a row without the threat of a major storm. One would...Read More

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So what’s with all these dancing politicians?  We know they often try to alibi and dance their way around tough political issues.  But taking to the dance floor?  Come on!  We start below with former GOP House Majority Leader Tom Delay, affectionately know as “the Hammer.”Â  And check out the other “questionable dancers who lead us in...Read More

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We often dismiss the fact that there are amazing people in less developed nations.  Talent is everywhere.  In the video below, this young Ukrainian girl tells an entire story by pushing around sand on a table.  She uses nothing but sand and her hands to create these unbelievable images. Often we don’t appreciate the talents...Read More