8:30 AM LRN Newscast

More good news about auto insurance rates in Louisiana.  Nearly 40 companies have filed rate decreases since the start of last year.  Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says fewer accidents have meant fewer claims.  And Temple says the reforms approved last year that change how auto crashes are handled in civil court haven’t even really had a chance to impact rates yet.

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Tiger Rag magazine executive editor Todd Horne, who also owns Louisiana Radio Network is one of three journalists suing LSU.   Scott Sternberg is the attorney representing them and says it’s really all about wanting answers about exactly how much public money is being paid to student athletes – and, how much to which ones.

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The Savannah Bananas are bringing their special brand of baseball to the Caesars Superdome this weekend. Colleen Crain has more.

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Why the sudden spike in Northwest Louisiana lately?  That’s what the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy and U.S. Geological Survey are working to determine. Department of Conservation spokesman Patrick Courreges (kuh-RAHZH)

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