12:30 LRN Newscast July 7

The number of people hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 has surpassed one-thousand as the state health department reports another 61 hospitalized today because of the coronavirus. The number of total cases rose by 19-hundred and deaths increased by 23 to 3,211.

State Farm has announced its lowering its auto insurance rates by an average of 10-percent. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the COVID-19 pandemic has played a role in the lower rates…
cut 11 (07) “….at home orders”

Is it wise to ask for a pay raise during a pandemic? UNO Finance Professor Mark Rosa says you might have a good argument if you’re workload has increased because of furloughs and layoffs at your place of employment…
cut 7 (07) “…money my way”

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Both Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries are basically decided but Louisiana voters are still highly engaged in the upcoming July 11th election. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

Here are commodity prices…