12:30 LRN Newscast

In an interview with KEEL Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says 46 auto insurance providers have lowered premiums recently, saving drivers 400-million dollars. He says the decrease in accidents is part of a nationwide trend largely due to safety features in new vehicles.

Cut 7 (12) “…fewer accidents.”

That leads to fewer injury claims and litigation for insurance companies.

The tropics are starting to heat up as the National Hurricane Center is monitoring three different tropical systems, two of them are moving towards the Caribbean. And LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says one of the areas of low pressure could develop into a tropical depression later this week…

Cut 9 (06)  “…over the next week.”

 

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in the state has now fallen below 50 percent. That’s according to The World Population Review, which has Trump’s approval rating in Louisiana at 49 percent — down nine points from five months ago. U-L-M political science professor Pearson Cross says presidential approval ratings typically fall when the economy struggles…

Cut 13 (09)  “…in Iran.”

A search is on for a mother and her daughter who have NOT been seen since late April. Jordan Lippincott with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Danielle Lea and her ten-year-old daughter, Alayna, were reported missing three months later on July 28th.

Cut 3 (11) “…of Baton Rouge.”

They were last seen with 42-year-old James Nona, who was arrested in Montgomery County, Texas – just north of Houston – on unrelated charges.