9:30 LRN Newscast

In the next hour, Governor Jeff Landry will hold a bill signing ceremony on tort reform legislation designed to help bring down auto insurance rates. Yesterday, the Louisiana House delivered Governor Jeff Landry a victory by approving a bill that would allow the insurance commissioner to reject rates without justification. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the measure will push insurers out of the state.

The Louisiana House has approved a bill that makes it a crime to possess and distribute kratom. Covington Republican Peter Egan objected, he said the herbal substance can help treat chronic pain and mental health issues….

Cut 15 (13) “….that consumes it”

Despite Egan’s opposition the bill passed 87-6, sending it to the governor’s desk. During committee testimony, one family testified on how kratom drove their son to kill himself because the addiction is so bad.

There are more questions than answers when it comes to Sunday’s power outage that lasted several hours impacting nearly 100-thousand Louisianans. MISO, which is responsible for planning and coordinating generation and transmission of electricity, ordered a load shed after nuclear power plant shut down. Yvonne Capel Vickery is with the Alliance for Affordable Energy…

Cut 9 (13) “…how this happens”

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network held a Cancer Action Day at the State Capitol. Louisiana Government Relations Director for the A-C-S CAN Alice Kline says they are urging legislators to sustain funding for the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and the Louisiana Tumor Registry…

Cut 12 (10) “…each year”