Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approves Farm Bureau’s request for a nearly 12-percent auto insurance rate decrease. He says Farm Bureau is the first company that told him its rate decrease request is a direct result of the insurance reform package that the legislature passed this year. He says Louisiana is becoming a more attractive state for insurance companies to do business.

Cut 4 (07) “…accordingly and appropriately.”

Congressman Cleo Fields is denying allegations of insider trading. The news website NOTUS reports the Democrat is being investigated after he bought a large amount of Oracle stock days before President Trump signed an executive order that gave the company a leading role in TikTok’s pending U.S. spinoff from a Chinese company. Fields says he’s been trading stocks for a long time.

Cut 7 (08) “…I’m in Congress.”

What does the weather hold in store for you this weekend? It depends on where you are in the state. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says those in Southeast Louisiana could be in for a wet end to the weekend.

Cut 9 (11)  “…along the coast.”

For those in North Louisiana, the much-needed rain will not be forthcoming.

ULM is on the road to play Northwestern out of the Big 10. The Wildcats are 2-and-2, and Warhawks Coach Bryant Vincent says Northwestern is physical, tough and disciplined.

Cut 13 (08)  “…they play hard.”

Kick off from Evanston, Illinois, is at 2 p-m.