1230PM LRN Newscast July 16

US Senator John Kennedy is spearheading a push for a congressional endorsement of ICE, while immigrant advocates call for the agency’s abolition. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The Louisiana Housing Corporation Board of Directors approved $6.1 million for LHC’s soft second mortgage assistance initiative, which is slated to launch August 2018 in select parishes. Executive Director of LHC, Keith Cunningham, says with the program being a home owner may be more affordable than you think.

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The purpose of the initiative is to bridge the affordability gap between the price of the home and the maximum amount a homebuyer can borrow with a first mortgage loan.  Cunningham says the program can help with other costs associated with initiating the process as well.

And now time for commodities.