4:30 LRN Newscast

President Trump has announced a 12-billion dollar financial aid package that will go to farmers who suffered financially because of market disruptions, higher operating costs and market losses because of new trade policies. LSU AgCenter economist Michael Deliberto says 11-billion dollars is for row crop farmers…

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The target date for the payments to go out would be sometime in February.

Changes are coming to unemployment insurance benefits. They’re the result of legislation approved earlier this year and Robert Wooley with Louisiana works says the number of work search requirements is going up from three per week to five. So what classifies as work-search activities?

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The changes go into effect on January 4th.

After a series of meetings, the legislature’s task force on NIL deals for student-athletes is ready to draft some bills for the upcoming session. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Details of new LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis’ contract are out. His three-year deal is worth seven-point-five million dollars and there is language to make sure he is the highest paid offensive coordinator in the SEC as long as he’s at LSU.