Quarterback Drew Brees will start Sunday against the Chiefs, his first game back in action in just over a month. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Governor Edwards implores business owners to recommit to COVID safety as cases surge statewide…
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Congressional negotiators will work over the weekend on a COVID-19 economic relief package that Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has helped put together. Cassidy says a central element of the legislation is 300-billion dollars in aid for businesses…
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The 900-billion dollar measure would also boost unemployment benefits by 300-dollars a week. Cassidy says the proposal also contains money for renters and help out landlords who are not getting regular rent checks
There’s also discussion about a second 600-dollar stimulus check. Cassidy says he has not been part of those talks…
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Saints Coach Sean Payton says Drew Brees will start at quarterback against Kansas City on Sunday after missing the last four games with multiple rib fractures and a punctured lung. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says Brees’ returns to the field as New Orleans battles Green Bay for the top seed in the NFC playoffs…
The Saints and Packers are 10-3, but the Packers own the tie breaker, since they won in New Orleans in September.
Detillier says the Saints have been testing Brees’ durability in practice, but there’s no way to simulate what the Chiefs will try to do to him on Sunday
Kansas City is only 21st in the league in sacks per game at just under two.
Detillier says having Brees return ahead of schedule gives you some insight into how Coach Sean Payton views the Taysom Hill experiment.
Kickoff against the 12-1 Chiefs is set for 3:25 in the Dome.
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The discount you’ve seen with your auto insurance is coming to an end. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says it’s not necessarily an increase in rates, it’s the end of rebates 38 insurance companies gave to policyholders in the state due to reduced driving during the pandemic.
Donelon says stay-at-home orders early in the pandemic decreased the number of motorists on the roads which also reduced the number of traffic accidents.
Personal auto insurance premiums decreased on average 6-percent due to the pandemic and as those rebates come to an end, Donelon explains it’s not an increase in your rate.
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An animated Governor Edwards begged business owners at a Resilient Louisiana Commission meeting to start taking the pandemic seriously again as cases surge statewide.
Edwards says he knows this is tough but recommitting to requiring people to mask up and socially distance in stores is vital right now.
The state is just shy of reaching 7,000 COVID-19 deaths.
Edwards says the public’s response to this third wave of the virus will be judged by later generations.
Edwards says this should be an exciting time for the state now that the first vaccines have been rolled out, but…