4:30 LRN Newscast Dec 18

Governor Edwards implores business owners to recommit to COVID safety as cases surge statewide…

cut 2 (29) ….I’m Matt Doyle.”  

Louisiana will receive fewer doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine next week than previously promised. The state was told originally it would receive 40-thousand doses instead the state will receive 28, 275.  Other states are also reporting a shortage in doses to be shipped next week.

Discounted car insurance premiums are coming to an end for customers so that’s why you might be seeing a higher bill. Insurance Commissioner Jim 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.

Cut 10 (10) “…policyholders”

Personal auto insurance premiums decreased on average 6-percent and those rebates are now ending

Drew Brees will start at quarterback for the Sunday afternoon game against Kansas City after sitting out the past four weeks on injured reserve. Saints analyst Mike 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 Sunday.

Cut 7 (10) “…quarterback”

Kickoff is 3:25 in the Dome