9:30 LRN Newscast July 11

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has introduced a bill requiring the Department of Education to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form available on October 1st annually. He believes the Department of Education points fingers instead of getting the FAFSA out.

Cut 7 (09) “…October the first.”

 

As insurance rates continue to climb, more and more residents are choosing to drop their homeowners insurance if they can. CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Louisiana Ben Albright says homeowners insurance rates were low before multiple hurricanes hit Louisiana in 2020 and 2021, and insurance companies started overcorrecting and overcharging as a result.

Cut 14 (09)  “…insurance companies.”

 

Only people who fully own their homes and don’t have a mortgage can drop their homeowners insurance.

 

Lafourche Parish native Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who gained national fame through the 2019 Hulu series “The Act” and the HBO true crime documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest,” has announced her pregnancy.

Cut 6 (10) “…everything my mother wasn’t.”

Her mother, “Dee Dee” subjected Gypsy to years of medical abuse, falsely claiming she had various illnesses, including muscular dystrophy, to gain sympathy and financial benefits.

 

In what seems like a last swing at bat Republican megadonor Lane Grigsby sent lawmakers a letter trying to persuade them to hold a Constitutional Convention this year.  LA-Politics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says during the regular session, Governor Jeff Landry had the full support of the House for a convention, but when the proposal went to the higher chamber, they put on the breaks…

Cut 11 (11) “…that posture.”

 

A Secretary of State’s Office spokesperson says for the changes to be voted on in the fall election a convention must be completed by early September.