9:30 AM LRN Newscast

Bill Cassidy, John Fleming, Blake Miguez and others are vying for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race, and one of the three Democrats seeking their nomination, Jamie Davis, knows what he’ll ask Cassidy if the incumbent is candidate he will face should he win the primary.

Davis says he plans on taking him to task for his vote that for all intents and purposes made Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the secretary of Health and Human Services.

Cut 6 (06) “…the President happy?”

 

Louisiana has the second highest insurance rates in the country, but Value Penguin insurance expert Rob Bhatt says premiums are three percent lower in 2026 and shopping around for auto insurance providers can lead to 34 percent in potential savings.

Cut 9 (10)  “…for your situation.”

 

Businesses can benefit by helping their employees with childcare. Barry Erwin, the chief policy officer for Leaders for a Better Louisiana says the new Workforce Child Care Tax Credit is available to businesses which provide top notch child care within their own facilities or help pay their employee’s child care costs and he says the credit will allow more parents to stay in the workforce while giving employers new tools to attract and retain top talent.

Cut 15 (09) “…very expensive proposition.”

 

Today is the last day college football players can enter the transfer portal. On Monday, LSU football signed the number one transfer portal quarterback in Sam Leavitt of Arizona State. Jon Eagle, Leavitt’s former high school football coach at West Linn High School out of Oregon, says Leavitt is a very gifted quarterback.

Cut 16 (14) “…missed a beat.”