5:30 LRN Newscast

A state lawmaker is worried about the future of LSU Health Shreveport, after the LSU Board of Supervisors approves major organizational changes that include giving the Baton Rouge campus direct oversight of operations at its research institutions. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly says he’s received assurances LSU Health New Orleans will not get more attention than LSU Health Shreveport.

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Saying that it paid fewer losses this past year than forecast, State Farm is lowering its auto insurance premiums by an average of almost six-percent statewide. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says there’s a direct correlation between the amount of claims that insurance companies pay out and the rates they charge drivers.

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One more cold morning and then mild temperatures through Christmas. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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Yesterday’s win by the Saints was quarterback Tyler Shough’s first win in the Superdome. He says that made the win that much more important.

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The Saints’ win over the Panthers was also their second win in a row.