6:30 LRN newscast

Louisiana will enter Phase Two on Friday and that means more businesses can open to 50-percent capacity…
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The regular session concluded last night with lawmakers approving a bill that makes changes to the state’s legal system in an effort to reduce auto insurance rates by at least 10-percent. Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson voted against it
cut 14 (07) “…decrease”
There’s a chance the governor will veto the legislation.

LSU outlines a roadmap to the return to physical class settings this fall. Cleaning, handwashing, and physical distancing will see a continued emphasis. LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan expects the CDC will also still recommend face coverings, so the university will contribute to that need.
Cut 10 (11) “…additional face coverings.”
LSU also plans to test 10 to 16 percent of the population of the campuses statewide for the virus this fall, with voluntary participants selected at random.

LSU announces they’ll finally play Southern in football in 2022 and host Grambling State the following year. The Tigers have never played the historically black colleges on the gridiron.