11:30 LRN Newscast

Days before President Trump fired Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy took Noem to task for a 220-million-dollar ad campaign that he says was more about boosting her name recognition than encouraging immigrants to self-deport.

Cut 9 (16)  “…okay.”

Bill Cassidy has challenged Julia Letlow to a series of three televised debates. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says this is a clear indication that alarm bells are going off within Cassidy’s campaign.

Cut 3 (10) “…own electoral chances.”

Yesterday’s magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Red River Parish was one of the biggest in Louisiana history. Cynthia Ebinger (uh-BING-er) with the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering says the oil and gas industry may be at least partially to blame, since we’re seeing an uptick in earthquakes in neighboring states. 

Cut 5 (13) “…separate wastewater wells.”

Meta is promising to hold the line on utility customers’ bills where it has data centers through its Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Diana Doukas (DOO-kis), the director for economic opportunity and advocacy at Meta, says as part of its pledge, Meta is launching the Community Action Grant Program.

Cut 12 (09) “…building sustainable communities.”

Meta signed the pledge at the White House this week.