A bill that would raise mandatory minimum auto insurance levels stalled in a Senate committee when its chairman declined to break a tie vote.
Louisiana law now requires car and truck owners to have “10-20-10″ minimum motor vehicle liability coverage: $10,000 coverage for damage of other people’s property, $20,000 coverage for injury or death to more [...]

“I don’t think there’s anything that could be done,” said Brittany Dornack, 21, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota.”People do what they feel like they need to do, and I don’t think anyone is going to be able to stop them. People will just have to either learn to live in fear … or [...]

The victims were identified as Karsheika Graves, 21, and Taneshia Butler, 26, both of Baton Rouge. The shooter was Latina Williams, whose address was unknown, Kelly said.Williams entered the room briefly, spoke with the instructor and left, he said.She returned through another door and fired six rounds, Kelly said, reloaded and shot herself in the [...]

Tousa, Interstate Bakeries, New Century: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Tousa Inc., the Florida-based
homebuilder that filed in Chapter 11 yesterday along with 46
affiliates, must complete the bankruptcy reorganization within
six months to comply with the plan support agreement [...]