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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley will not seek re-election as the chief regulator of companies that write insurance policies in the state. Wooley said in a written statement Thursday that he will step down on Feb. 15 to work in the private sector. His chief deputy, Jim Donelon, will take over until voters can pick Wooley's elected successor, the statement said. Wooley took over the insurance commissioner's job in 2000, after his predecessor, third-term incumbent Jim Brown, was convicted of lying to the FBI and served a six-month prison term.

It's not every day that I side with a murderer over a man who gave his life helping our troops in Iraq. But this is one of those rare instances. The controversy concerns Arlington National Cemetery and who should be buried there. Russell Wayne Wagner was buried in Arlington with standard military honors on July 27th. He served in the Army from 1969 to 1972 and was honorably discharged. He, therefore, qualified for burial in the prestigious military final resting place. But Wagner was a convicted murderer. He murdered Daniel and Wilda Davis, both in their 80s, at their home....

Governor 0 of 4,143 precincts reporting Results by Parish will be available later this evening0 0% Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 0 0% "Bobby" Jindal Commissioner, Insurance 0 of 4,143 precincts reporting Results by Parish will be available later this evening 0 0% "Dan" Kyle 0 0% Robert Wooley

Democrats band to support Wooley Ieyoub, Landrieu, Odom offer support By PATRICK COURREGES pcourreges@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau A trio of Democratic statewide elected officials stepped up Thursday to say Louisiana should hang on to Democratic Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley. Wooley, who faces Republican former Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle in a Nov. 15 runoff, called a news conference to accept the endorsements. Outgoing three-term Attorney General Richard Ieyoub, newly elected Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom, who's heading into his seventh term, all said Wooley has the skills Louisiana insurance companies and consumers need in the Department of...

<p>BATON ROUGE - Republican Bobby Jindal, R-Baton Rouge, increases his lead, and there's a statistical tie for second place between Democrats Kathleen Blanco of Lafayette and Richard Ieyoub of Lake Charles in the Louisiana gubernatorial race, according to The Times/Louisiana Gannett poll.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - Insurance commissioner candidate Dan Kyle challenged media to "investigate" his claims that incumbent Commissioner Robert Wooley granted waivers to 87 convicted felons to be licensed insurance agents.</p> <p>The issue came up Monday as Kyle, a Republican, participated in a forum with four other candidates seeking to replace Wooley, a Democrat, in the Saturday primary.</p>