Republican Richard Nelson has dropped out of the governor’s race and is endorsing Jeff Landry to be the state’s next governor. Nelson says he plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector but La Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says endorsing Landry could change those plans…
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Louisiana is known for having the highest auto insurance rates in the nation and the Public Affairs Research Council says newly approved premiums by the Department of Insurance will result in increases of as much as 20-percent or more for some drivers…
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PAR President Steve Procopio says lawmakers have debated for years on how to lower the state’s vehicle insurance rates and state officials are expected to continue to try and tackle the problem next year.

LSU announces its overall enrollment is a record 39,419, an increase of two-thousand from the prior year. But university president William Tate says in order to eclipse 40-thousand students the university needs to build a couple of new dorms and add professors…
Cut 5 (13) “ ..reallocate internally.”

Tonight Louisiana Tech will unveil its Championship Plaza that will feature the statues of their greatest athletes, Terry Bradshaw, Fred Dean, Karl Malone, Kim Mulkey, Willie Roaf and Tereasa Weatherspoon. Senior Associate A-D Colton Primm says it will be a special night for Bulldog nation…
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The free event is open to the public and begins at 6 o’clock.