12:30 pm LRN Newscast / Dec. 10

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces Democrats in the House will vote to support the President’s sought after renegotiated trade deal with Canada and Mexico.

The USMCA will replace NAFTA, and Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the deal will be a major lift for Louisiana’s agriculture exports.

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Mexico is Louisiana’s number two trading partner.

Promise of Justice Attorney Jamila Johnson says the incoming class of lawmakers should consider implementing sentencing reforms proposed by the Justice Reinvestment Taskforce. She says inmates need…

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Louisiana had the highest in the nation percentage of inmates in prison for life without parole.

Baton Rouge native Andrea Gathercole won a $100,000 scholarship after throwing the most footballs through an oversized Dr. Pepper can during the SEC Champion game television broadcast.

Gathercole is studying at Baylor right now and wants to work in emergency medical care. She says Louisiana’s major weather events influenced her to choose a career path to help others.

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Despite her amazing throwing skills, Gathercole does not intend to pursue a sports career.

And now here’s a look at commodity prices.

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