10:30 LRN Newscast

A pair of Republican lawmakers file a bill taking aim at frivolous lawsuits.

Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Governor Jeff Landry has released his legislative goals to lower insurance rates. Landry says he supports legislation to make it clear texting and driving is illegal…

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The legislative session begins on Monday.

Governor Jeff Landry says improvements have been made to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles computer system since he issued an emergency declaration because of regular computer crashes that would result in customers having to return another day to renew their driver’s license or perform other tasks. Landry says a technical change was made Thursday night and OMV’s 50-year-old mainframe is performing much better…

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Former Alabama and LSU coach Nick Saban has been added to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Class. Saban was elected to the Hall in 2020, but the ceremonies were postponed because of Covid and Hall Chairman Doug Ireland says they had to wait to honor Saban until he retired. Ireland says Saban is excited to spend the last weekend in June in Natchitoches…

Cut 8 (12) “….the induction festivities”