11:30 LRN Newscast

According to the Advocate’s political reporter, Tyler Bridges, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has some options in front of her, including the possibility of being named the next president at LSU….
cut 26 (10) “…Monroe”
The LSU presidential search committee is expected to begin its work next month. Bridges says Letlow could also challenge Republican Bill Cassidy in the U-S Senate race.
The debate continues over the decision to end the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, a $3 billion coastal restoration project. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser wishes the state spent its time and money on other projects…
Cut 14 (11) “…protecting our coast”
Former Congressman Garret Graves told the Associated Press it’s a bone headed decison not to go through with the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project.
A teenager is dead and two others were wounded in a drive by shooting that happened in Pontchaoula yesterday afternoon…
cut 4 (12) “…since been released”
Police Chief Bry Layrisson says three teenagers have been arrested and they face multiple charges. including first degree murder.
Did you know that Ada Leboeuf was the first woman executed in Louisiana and there are plans to do a feature film on her story? Leboeuf was hanged in St. Mary Parish in 1929 along with her family physician, Doctor Tom Dreher, in connection with the murder or her husband. Morgan City filmmaker Matison LeBlanc and her team produced a 15-minute short and it was a huge hit…
Cut 20 (09) “…can happen”
LeBlanc is moving forward with the full-length feature film but is seeking five to seven million dollars in financing. She says the state’s 40-percent film tax incentive will help.