Two years after Florida approved legal reform legislation related to lawsuits involving car crashes, their auto insurance rates are going down. Mark Friedlander with Insurance Information Institute says the legal reforms approved by Louisiana lawmakers in 2025 may eventually do the same for Louisiana drivers but

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The 2023 Florida legislation is different than Louisiana laws passed this year but Friedlander says both states addressed lawsuit abuse.

Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and Louisiana veterans are passing the national average in the growth of the number of veterans accessing their V.A. educational benefits.  Louisiana V-A Secretary Charlton Meginley says…

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It’s cold for us in Louisiana this morning. Here’s Andrew Greenstein on what more we can expect

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LSU fell to fourth ranked Alabama, Saturday 20-9. The defense held Bama to only 3 points in the second half, but the offense couldn’t make up a 2 touchdown first half deficit. Interim head coach Frank Wilson benched quarterback Garrett Nussmeier in the third quarter after he led the Tigers to the Alabama 8 yard line but had to settle for three.

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Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and Louisiana is outpacing the national average three times over when it comes to V-A benefits growth. From fiscal year 2023 to fiscal 2024, there was a six-percent increase in the number of veterans accessing critical support programs. Louisiana V-A Secretary Charlton Meginley.

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We’re starting this week with some cold weather. Today’s high temperatures won’t get out of the 50s, and Louisiana is expecting temperatures in the 30’s tonight. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says while you might want to cover your plants and keep your pets inside, you shouldn’t have to worry about your pipes just yet.

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There are now ten thousand homes in Louisiana that have a fortified roof. The state’s insurance commissioner will hold a press conference today to mark that milestone. Jeff Palermo reports.

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LSU’s defense played well against one of the top pass offenses in the country but lost to fourth-ranked Alabama 20-9 Saturday. Bama connected on two pass plays of 25 yards or more, but other than that, a blitz-heavy Tigers defense held their own. The offensive performance was again a disappointment, but Interim head coach Frank Wilson appreciated the effort…

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Waking up to some chilly weather this morning and high temperatures today won’t get out of the 50s. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says

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In 2023, Florida approved significant legal reform legislation regarding lawsuits involving car crashes, and two years later, the cost of auto insurance is going down. Mark Friedlander with Insurance Information Institute says Florida is a success story, and it gives hope that the legal reforms approved by Louisiana lawmakers in 2025 will provide bayou state drivers with similar relief…

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The percentage of veterans in Louisiana receiving V-A benefits is outpacing the national average threefold. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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LSU committed too many mistakes to beat the fourth-ranked team in the country and lost to Alabama 20-9 on Saturday. The Tigers were penalized ten times, lost two fumbles, and failed to score a touchdown despite four trips in the red zone. Interim head coach Frank Wilson tried to stay positive in the postgame press conference…

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Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is reminding us that in 2021, he predicted that LSU would have to pay Brian Kelley that massive buyout. He says the LSU Board of Supervisors did not handle Kelly’s contract well and says it needs to avoid the same mistake with this next coach.

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Louisiana oved from 37 to 31 in the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index rankings. Tax Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Manish Bhatt (“bot”) says recent tax reforms are responsible. And he says, Louisiana could move up even more if it restricted its sales taxes.

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It may not feel like it now but we’re about to experience the coldest temperatures of the season at the beginning of next week. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim…

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Insurance and lawsuit abuse are driving truckers out of the state, says Renee Amar, the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association. She says while she’s happy that a bill that stopped payments to those more than 50-percent at fault for accidents became law this year, she’s upset that the medical transparency bill didn’t.

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Amar says the Louisiana trucking industry will try again in next year’s regular session to get that bill passed and onto Governor Landry’s desk.

The insurance environment in Louisiana is ripe for fraud, especially when it comes to staged accidents says the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Renee Amar. She says truckers have to pay thousands of dollars out of their own pockets and are forced to wait years before their cases can be prosecuted.

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Louisiana ranks 31^st in the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index — up from 37^th. Tax Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Manish Bhatt (“bot”) expects the state’s ranking to improve in 2026, as the franchise tax will be repealed. He says modernizing a state’s tax structure helps position it for growth.

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He says Louisiana could move up even more if it restricted its sales taxes.

Nearly four years ago, a longtime Louisiana politician predicted that LSU would be on the hook for massive buyout for its football coach. Andre Champagne reports.

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The coldest weather of the season so far is coming next week. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front will drop Monday’s lows to the upper 30s for North Louisiana and lower 40s for South Louisiana and on Tuesday the entire state will see temperatures in the 30s.

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The trucking industry in Louisiana says insurance and lawsuit abuse are its biggest concerns in 2025. Executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Renee Amar, says the cost of insurance is driving truckers out of the state.

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Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is reminding us that he predicted the expensive buyout of Brian Kelly’s contract in 2021. He says LSU should never have given the former head coach a 10-year contract without it being incentive based.

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Campbell says the LSU Board of Supervisors did not handle Kelly’s contract well and says it needs to avoid the same mistake with this next coach search.

Louisiana ranks 31st in the Tax Foundation’s Tax Competitiveness Index, up six spots from the year before. Jeff Palermo has more.

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The coldest weather of the season so far is coming next week. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the highs will only be in the 50s Monday with lows in the lower 40s for South Louisiana and upper 30s for North Louisiana and then on Tuesday even colder…

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He saw it coming. In 2021, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell predicted that LSU would be responsible for paying a hefty buyout to Brian Kelly before he even stepped onto the field. Nearly four years later, Campbell says I told you so.

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Campbell says LSU should have never given Kelly a 10-year contract without it being incentive-based.

Louisiana’s ranking in the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index improved from 37th to 31st, with further improvement expected because of the tax reforms approved last year. Tax Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Manish Bhatt (“bot”) says those reforms include a new flat individual income tax rate of three percent and a corporate income tax rate of 5.5-percent.

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The trucking industry in Louisiana says the legal climate is its biggest concern in 2025. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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It may not feel like it today but it’s time to get that winter coat out.  The coldest temperatures of the season are moving into Louisiana at the start of next week. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front is coming late this weekend, bringing frigid Canadian air.

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A multi-vehicle crash in DeSoto Parish cost a 50-year-old Natchitoches man his life early this morning. State police say dense fog was a factor. After a tractor trailer and a pick-up truck crashed on I-49, a series of other crashes followed and Lawrence Irchirl driving a Ford F-350 collided with an 18-wheeler stopped in the roadway. Irchirl was properly restrained but succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the crash

A new poll shows support for increasing state spending on early childhood education Libbie Sonnier, the CEO of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says early childhood education is becoming out of reach for many families in Louisiana and federal support is not enough to make it affordable for many Louisiana families.

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She says nearly half the Republicans and almost 85-percent of the Democrats surveyed wanted more state support for early childhood education.

A major cold front will arrive in Louisiana this weekend, LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says we are looking at our first significant freeze Monday morning and Monday afternoon will be the coldest day in Louisiana in several months…

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Wind chills during this time will be in the 20s for north Louisiana.

One day after LSU president Wade Rousse said Verge Ausberry was the acting Athletics Director, an LSU spokesperson tells the Louisiana Radio Network that Ausberry is THE director of athletics at LSU. It was reported on Tuesday night that Ausberry was the permanent A-D. Even interim head football coach Frank Wilson discussed Ausberry’s promotion yesterday morning as a positive step for the university.

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LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is heartbroken over the firing of LSU A-D Scott Woodward. But she is happy for Ausberry.

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A 15-year-old boy is killed early this morning in a drive-by shooting in Ruston and Police Lieutenant Kayla Loyd says they have no description of any shooters or any vehicles that may have been involved.

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The teen was rushed to a hospital after his grandmother called for help but he did not survive his injuries. Detectives are working to determine whether this was a targeted shooting or if it was random.

A new poll shows widespread support for lawmakers to increase spending in early childhood education, with 65-percent of respondents saying they favor it. Libbie Sonnier, the CEO of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says early childhood education is exceeding many families’ budgets.

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She says responses were consistent across political lines, with nearly half of Republicans and almost 85-percent of Democrats saying the state needs to do more to support early childhood education.

LSU clears up Verge Ausberry’s status as the school’s athletic director. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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A major cold front is coming, but LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says we’ll see some mild temperatures until late Saturday night.

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A 15-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting at his home in Ruston. Police Lieutenant Kayla Loyd says the investigation is in the early stages, and detectives are working to determine whether it was a targeted shooting or if it was random.

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No one has been arrested, and Loyd says they have no description of any shooters or any vehicle that may have been involved.

A multi-vehicle crash in DeSoto Parish cost a 50-year-old Natchitoches man is life early this morning. State police say dense fog was a factor. After a tractor trailer and a pick-up truck crashed on I-49, a series of other crashes followed and Lawrence Irchirl driving a Ford F-350 collided with an 18-wheeler stopped in the roadway. Irchirl was properly restrained but succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the crash.

A new survey shows widespread support for increased state spending in early childhood education programs. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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One day after LSU president Wade Rousse said Verge Ausberry was the acting Athletics Director, an LSU spokesperson tells the Louisiana Radio Network that Ausberry is THE director of athletics at LSU and on LSU’s website Ausberry’s bio says he is the director of athletics. The New Iberia native has worked in the LSU athletics department for 24 years and is a longtime senior administrator. He’s been involved in four previous head football coaches’ searches and is leading the search for Brian Kelly’s replacement. Interim head football coach Frank Wilson says Ausberry deserves an opportunity to lead the LSU athletics department

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