15:30 LRN Newscast September 18

Whether or not charges will be filed in the case of the LSU freshman who died in a possible hazing incident is still a long way from being known.  Michelle Southern reports.

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An explosion in a home injured three people today including 90 year old Dwena Henry, an alderman for the village of Stanley in DeSoto parish and her daughter Sharon Fletcher who is the Stanley mayor.  William Roe, a friend of the family was also injured in the explosion according to DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle.  Reportedly, Henry was cooking when Roe and Fletcher smelled gas in home on the 600 block of Highway 763.

The White House holds a summit with presidents of black colleges today but Grambling State President Rick Gallot  is not there.  Gallot says that he is not boycotting, but there’s a lot happening on the Grambling campus between the start of the a new semester and football season….

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Louisiana Democratic Party spokesperson D’Seante Parks says every resident should have affordable healthcare and Senator Bill Cassidy’s legislation to provide block grant funding to the state will make it more difficult for low income individuals to purchase coverage.

Cut 13    (11)  “… lowering costs.”