10:30 LRN Newscast

U.S Senator Bill Cassidy said on CNN he is sorry Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel does not understand his health care legislation. Kimmel said last night that Cassidy lied to his face when it comes to passing a health care bill that protects individuals with pre-exisiting conditions and lowers premiums for middle class families. Cassidy says his bill does cover pre-existing conditions and it will lead to more Americans covered by health insurance.

An email poll by Governor John Bel Edwards asks his supporters if they back a higher minimum wage. Michael Farrar has more on why this question was asked…
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LSU is hosting a “week of reflection” Maxwell Gruver, the 18-year-old Phi Delta Thete fraternity pledge who died last week in an apparent hazing incident. Executive director of Hazing Prevention-dot-org, Emily Paulwan, says hospitalization and death are the only way for the public to know about hazing and unfortunately it can have fatal consequences….
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After LSU’s 30-point loss to Mississippi State last Saturday, some are wondering if Head Coach Ed Orgeron is the right man for the job. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says the hire of Coach O was Athletic Director Joe Alleva’s decision, and if things remain bleak there will be consequences…:
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