16:30 LRN Newscast June 9th

Night clubs in Louisiana will soon be prohibited from hiring strippers who are under the age of 21 because of a bill signed into law. Halen Doughty has more…
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Tangipahoa Parish deputies arrest a 15-year-old in connection with the double homicide that occurred last week in Natalbany. The teenage boy has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Authorities say the shooting was drug related and connected to another fatal shooting that took place the next day.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is coming to Louisiana next week and the reason for his trip is to talk with businesses here about re-locating to the sunshine state. Scott says Florida is a more business friendly state, especially since Governor John Bel Edwards has called a special session that’s looking to raise taxes. Edwards communications director, Richard Carbo calls Governor Scott’s trip purely political…
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State Police have confirmed St. Joseph Mayor Ed Prown is the subject of a criminal invesitgation. A legislative audit has accused Brown of mishandling the Tensas Parish town’s finances. Trooper Michael Reichardt says this could be a lengthy investigation…
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A judge appointed a fiscal manager for the town earlier this week and St. Joe’s financial problems have kept them from receiving state funds to improve their drinking water, which has been a murky brown color.