Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says many property owners and drivers are seeing a drop in insurance premiums, but rates for commercial auto insurance continue to go up…:
Cut 10 (12) “still going up”
He blames high settlements in court with those payouts being passed down to premiums, and more legal reform is needed to address that issue.

State Police say a St. Charles Parish man was attacked by an alligator when trying to evade officers during a DWI stop. Trooper Kyle Wagner says when 40-year-old Victor Rivas was pulled over on I-310 for suspected drunk driving, he jumped off the elevated road into the swamp below and was attacked by the gator:
Cut 5 (09) “of a drone”
Rivas is charged with DWI and resisting an officer.

Northwest High School football star Markez Davis committed to LSU’s 2027 recruiting class yesterday. Kace Kieschnick reports…:
Cut 3 (32) “I’m Kace Kieschnick”

An East Baton Rouge Parish woman is suing the parents of a 13-year-old boy who’s accused of spray-painting racist graffiti on her garage door last month. Ryan Thompson, Carolyn Morrison-Howard’s lawyer, says his client has been intimidated for a while…:
Cut 14 (06) “…a repeated act.”
The boy was arrested and was booked into juvenile detention on several charges, including hate crimes.