2:30 LRN Newscast

If you need a new roof, a new law went into effect on January 1st that you should know about. Executive Director of the State Licensing Board for Contractors, Brad Hassert, says only contractors with a residential construction or roofing license can legally perform roofing work…

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Hassert says the change in the law will ensure that roofing work is conducted by qualified professionals.

NOLA-dot-com’s Jeff Duncan is reporting Governor Landry is in New York along with Saints and Pelicans Owner Gayle Benson. The two have meetings with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Duncan says it’s part of an effort to bring another Super Bowl to New Orleans in 2031 and an NBA All-Star game to the Big easy, but renovations will be needed first to the Smoothie King Center…

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A statue is unveiled in Avoyelles Parish to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the liberation of a wrongfully enslaved man. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Former LSU football head coach Brian Kelly is selling his Baton Rouge home that’s next to the LSU lakes. The asking price is 3.5 million.  That’s according to a listing from the W Group Real Estate. The gated property boasts a main house, guest home, pool and an outdoor kitchen. The home was listed for two million in 2022.