State Farm has announced its lowering auto insurance rates for Louisiana policyholders by an average of 10-percent. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says this decrease, combined with three other rate decreases in the last couple of years has resulted in a 23% total rate decrease. Donelon anticipates other insurers will follow State Farm’s lead….
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The effective date of State Farm’s current reduction is August 24.

Because of the parameters put on the special session, lawmakers were not able to pass police reform legislation as the George Floyd protests were taking place across the country. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says these difficult conversations will take place in a possible special session in the fall or a regular session next year…
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Baton Rouge attorney Nancy Sue Gregoire says she’s seen an increase in divorces since the pandemic started….
cut 7 (08) “…get along”
Gregoire says changes in employment is making it harder to settle a divorce proceeding.

A bill that passed in the special session that’s awaiting the governor’s signature is a bill that would allow electric co-ops to create their own high speed internet networks in rural areas that lack broadband access. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says many of her lower-income constituents could benefit greatly from broadband in ways they might not expect…
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Mizell says the governor is expected to sign the legislation. The senator made the comments on Talk Louisiana hosted by Jim Engster.