1130 AM LRN News

The New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy has “mutually agreed to part ways” after only one season at the helm. Locked on Pelicans host Jake Madison says this situation had been building behind the scenes after a tough year where the Pels missed the playoffs. Madison says it’s probably for the best…

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Pels assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon, a Hall of Famer and former La. Tech coach, is reportedly one of the favorites to replace Van Gundy.

There’s a high chance a disturbance in the Bay of Campeche will develop into a tropical depression before landing somewhere between Texas and Alabama this weekend. With this in mind Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is advising residents to get flood insurance, saying only 25-percent of the property owners in Louisiana have it…

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The state’s oil industry is celebrating a decision by a US District Court Judge that put a halt on the Biden Administration’s moratorium on new oil and gas lease sales on federal lands and waters. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Mike Moncla…

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The Biden Admin says the moratorium was an important part of the nation’s fight against climate change.

Senator Bill Cassidy touts a new bipartisan agreement on infrastructure that he says will address the state’s need for new roads and bridges as well as coastal resiliency. The proposal includes plans to reduce carbon emissions by building infrastructure that claims to capture carbon from manufacturing facilities. Cassidy says this will create new opportunities for blue-collar workers.

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