The insurance commissioner says auto premiums turned the corner in 2025 and expects the momentum to continue in 2026. Joe Gallinaro reports.
Cut 1 (26) “…I’m Joe Gallinaro.”
____________________________________________
LSU puts a wrap on the 2025 season by playing Houston in the Texas Bowl tomorrow night. Jeff Palermo has a preview.
Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”
____________________________________________
2025 has been a difficult year for farmers because of low commodity prices. LSU AgCenter economist Michael Deliberto says optimism that prices will increase in 2026 is low.
Deliberto says Louisiana saw more than a 60-percent increase in corn acreage because of the low price of soybeans. But he says corn prices fell below four dollars this summer, which is below the cost of production.
Cut 4 (04) “…of the situation.”
Rice prices also dropped 25-percent this year, and Deliberto says sugarcane farmers will likely see a price drop in 2026.
Cut 5 (11) “…going into 2026.”
Deliberto says the one bright spot for producers is beef prices, which are near record levels, as ranchers are enjoying profitable conditions for the first time in a while.
____________________________________________
Governor Landry appears to be walking back earlier comments about making Greenland a part of the U.S. Landry used those words on social media after being named special envoy to the island nation that President Trump has wanted to wrest from Denmark for years. On “The Will Cain Show” on the Fox News Channel, Landry said his goal as special envoy is not to launch an invasion.
Cut 6 (12) “…we represent protection.”
Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. needs Greenland for national security because of the vast supply of minerals and rare earths the island has. Landry says Denmark has neglected the country, and other countries have taken advantage.
Cut 7 (08) “…the Western Hemisphere.”
Landry says he wants to use his role in taking the U.S. message directly to the people of Greenland.
Cut 8 (08) “…they actually deserve?”
____________________________________________
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says 2025 was the year when Louisianans started seeing their insurance rates go down, and he’s looking forward to that trend continuing in 2026. Temple says 30 auto insurance carriers filed for premium decreases in 2025. And in 2026, rates will continue to go down when the impact of legislation passed earlier this year takes hold.
Cut 9 (09) “…impact next year.”
Temple says while premiums are going in the right direction, they’re still considerably higher than those in neighboring states like Mississippi and Alabama – and he says there’s one key factor in bringing those premiums down to those levels.
Temple says he’s focused on making Louisiana a great place for all parties when it comes to insurance.
Cut 11 (07) “…the legal standpoint.”
____________________________________________
LSU plays a football game tomorrow night to finally wrap up the 2025 season. The Tigers will take on 21st-ranked Houston at 8:15 in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl. The game will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston, and Tiger Rag magazine editor Glenn Guilbeau says there’s very little buzz surrounding this game.
Cut 12 (08) “…a game Saturday.”
Guilbeau says some of LSU’s best players have also opted out of the bowl game as they begin preparations for the NFL draft.
Eleven players on the 2025 team have also announced they plan on transferring, including two starting offensive linemen — Carrius Curne and Coen Echols.
Guilbeau says the Tigers team that plays in the Texas Bowl will look much different than the one that played in the regular season.
Cut 14 (05) “…the offensive line.”