530 PM LRN News

Louisiana moves past 200-thousand coronavirus cases since the pandemic started after reporting nearly 35-hundred new cases on Friday. Don Molino has more…

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The state’s rising case count is taking it’s toll on college football. LSU, ULM, and Louisiana Tech all had to cancel their games this weekend due to outbreaks on their teams. The Cajuns’ band won’t be at their Saturday game either due to an outbreak.

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Gron Fuels is considering constructing a 9.2 billion dollar renewable fuel complex in the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility would produce clean-burning fuels and would utilize one of Louisiana’s cash crops.

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The leftover soybean husks from the process could then be turned into cattle feed.

A new poll shows a tight race for the 2nd Congressional District should Congressman Cedric Richmond leave his seat to join the Biden administration. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu leads in the poll, followed by City Councilwoman Helena Moreno, and State Senators Troy Carter, Cleo Fields, and Karen Carter Peterson…

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That’s LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford who says Landrieu has the clear lead at this point with 25 percent support.