6:30 LRN Newscast

As state lawmakers proceed with a special session aimed at easing the property insurance crisis in Louisiana, the Legislative Auditor releases a report on the state’s insurance picture and how the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program worked when it was done before. Ed Seyler is an economist with the Legislative Auditor’s office. He says a big number of insurers have left the state; forcing people to Louisiana Citizens…:
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Today House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says his committee will begin discussing Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s plan to depopulate Citizens with a 45-million dollar incentive fund for private insurers…
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The special session must conclude by Sunday night.

The Broussard Police Department is investigating a bizarre case of missing squirrel monkeys. Whitney Thomas Reports.
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