12:30 LRN Newscast

Legislation to attract the aerospace industry to Louisiana has been approved by the House Ways and Means Committee. Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says other states are currently providing better tax incentives to lure aerospace companies.

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The measure would give sales tax rebates to aerospace businesses that create 200 permanent jobs and make a one-billion-dollar investment.

LSU baseball was upset by Bethune Cookman 10 to 7 last night. LSU had a meltdown in the seventh inning giving up five runs. WBRZ-TV sports director Michael Cauble says this team has failed to play consistent baseball since an 8-0 start…

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LSU is at Ole Miss this weekend for an SEC series that will begin on Friday.

Through the first quarter of 2026, small businesses in Louisiana and elsewhere have found it challenging to fill openings. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A mayor and a police chief in Evangeline Parish are among five public officials accused of sharing protected information with a defendant in an ongoing criminal case. Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Williams and Mamou Police Chief Pat Hall are facing malfeasance charges. A sergeant from the Ville Platte Police Department has also been arrested and so has an officer with Opelousas P-D.