11:30 LRN Newscast

Two people were killed over the weekend when two boats collided on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish. A 25-foot pontoon boat and a 25 foot Sea Fox boat hit each other around midnight on Saturday night, causing significant damage to the pontoon boat. A 27-year-old female and a 36-year-old male died and six others suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Standardized test scores from other states indicate students are behind due to the pandemic, but the latest LEAP scores show Louisiana public school students are performing at pre-COVID levels. However, Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s still not a cause for celebration.
Cut 19 (08) “…big challenge.”
2024 LEAP scores show a slight improvement in English scores, but math scores held steady.

Tributes and condolences continue to pour in for Lafayette Police officer, Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette, who was fatally shot in the line of duty while conducting a SWAT operation in Jeanerette last Thursday. Interim Lafayette Police Chief Paul Trouard is appreciative of the support his department has received…
cut 12 (10) “…greater Acadiana community”
Jolivette leaves behind a wife and five children. The suspect in the shooting is behind bars. Authorities say he has a long criminal history.

Rain chances are down this week compared to the last couple of weeks and all of the rain that has fallen in south Louisiana this month has helped the state’s sugarcane crop. South Louisiana crop consultant Blane Viator says rainfall totals are way above normal…
Cut 3 (15) “…in maturity.”
LSU Ag Center sugarcane specialist Doctor Kenneth Gravois says sugarcane production has been increasing in Louisiana and that trend will continue this year.