330 PM LRN News

Louisiana drops below ten percent positivity for the first time in weeks, putting us out of the White House’s red zone of states. The new number sits at 9.4 percent, and tracks with the 640 new COVID-19 cases being reported today.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Farm Bureau and Progressive will reduce their auto insurance rates by eight and two percent respectively. Donelon says considering recent cuts by State Farm…

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A federal judge in New Orleans rejects a request by ten southeast Louisiana bar owners to stop the statewide order closing bars. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this is what he expected out of the federal court…

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Yale researchers hard work pays off as their new saliva test that promises cheaper, faster results gets the thumbs up from the FDA. LSU Health New Orleans infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal explains why it will cut down on wait times…

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SalivaDirect is considered a testing innovation game-changer by reducing demand on the supply chain of scarce testing resources.

Invest 98 could be the set to become Tropical Storm Laura within the next few days. The mid-Atlantic based system would be the earliest L named storm to ever form according to State Climatologist Barry Keim…

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Another system, Invest 97, is being watched in the eastern Caribbean.