6:30 LRN Newscast

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s package of bills that seek to bring more insurers into the state that he says will lead to more competition and lower rates is starting to make their way through the legislative process. Including a bill that would repeal the rule that prohibits a homeowners insurance company from dropping a policyholder after three years. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis questions Temple about getting rid of a rule that protects the consumer….
cut 12 (12) “…part of the plan
The Senate Insurance Committee approved the repealing of the three year rule.

Clay and Shelia Fletcher have been sentenced for 20 years in prison after prosecutor said they allowed their daughter Lacey Ellen Fletcher to die of neglect. Lacey Fletcher was found dead in January 2022 on the living room couch of their East Feliciana Parish home weighing just 96 pounds. She was covered with maggots and sores.

The interviews and the rankings are all done and Senior Medical Students now know where they’re going for residency after graduation. Colleen Crain has more on LSU’s Match Day.
Cut 2 (33) “I’m Colleen Crain.”

Grambling State won its ever NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game last night, beating Montana State in overtime 88 to 81. Tonight, McNeese will look to upset Gonzaga. Guard Shahada Wells says defense will be the key…
cut 14 (12) “….just bring it”
Tip time is 6:25.