7:30 LRN Newscast

There are two weeks left in the legislative session and Governor Landry has already signed into law several bills aimed at lowering auto insurance rates….

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Landry says the six bills he signed into law will help lower auto insurance rates by as much as ten percent. But Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple and the Insurance Council of Louisiana say possible savings from the new legal reform laws will be offset by the new law that gives the Insurance Commissioner arbitrary authority to reject rate increases.

Motorists traveling below the speed limit in the left lane on a four-lane highway and not attempting to pass vehicles in the right lane could be ticketed as a result of a bill that received final legislative approval yesterday in the Louisiana House. Tioga Republican Jason DeWitt says there’s already a law targeting left lane hogs, but this legislation makes it easier for law enforcement to enforce…

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And you could soon walk into your local pharmacy and purchase ivermectin over the counter. In Louisiana, ivermectin is only available in livestock and feed stores…

Cut 9 (11)  “…won’t hide something.

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham told the House Health and Welfare Committee that the drug is proven to be extremely safe, even though the FDA has not approved Ivermectin for COVID treatment.