18:30 LRN Newscast July 21

After a two-year-old from Arkansas spent 15 minutes underwater, doctors at LSU Health New Orleans helped regrow her lost brain matter. Jeff Palermo has more…
Voicer 5 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain expects Louisiana farmers will benefit from a new trade agreement that results in China importing U-S rice for the first time ever…
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China imports an estimated five million tons of rice every year.

Data from the Louisiana Workforce Commission puts The Bayou State’s unemployment rate at 5.5-percent, a three year low. The report also shows nonfarm jobs increased by nearly 21-thousand over the last 12 months. L-W-C Executive Director Ava Dejoie says three industry sectors reached all-time highs in employment.
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The Advocacy Center files a lawsuit against the David Wade Correctional center in Homer after mentally ill inmates claim they had to bark like a dog for food. Attorney Katie Schwartzmann says it’s the Advocacy Center’s job to investigate abuse allegations, but prison officials won’t let them.
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The D-O-C has no comment.