4:30 PM LRN Newscast

The Governor was busy signing bills today – many concerning the state’s insurance crisis. Governor Landry also signed a reworked medical transparency bill that he vetoed last year.

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Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says voters are particularly turned off by the bickering between Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, especially since they’re both from the same political party.

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The poll was conducted just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session.

Nine down, one to go. The search continues for the last remaining fugitive from the Orleans Parish jailbreak. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Triple-A says it expects more than 72-million people to head out of town for the Fourth of July holiday. Don Redman with Triple-A says you can expect heavy traffic – not just this week, but next week as well.

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