6:30 LRN Newscast

State Government is considering a special session for lawmakers to create an incentive pool to attract new property insurance companies to the state.
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Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Louis Gurvich does not want Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves to enter the governor’s race. Gurvich says unity is the party’s path to victory and if Graves gets in, he’ll divide the party. The state GOP has endorsed Attorney General Jeff Landry for governor.

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson says new U.S. House leadership will actively seek answers as to why President Joe Biden had classified federal documents stashed at his private office and his home. Johnson says, as chairman of the House Judiciary’s Sub-Committee on Constitutional matters, he and fellow lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Justice…:
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The documents are from Biden’s time as Vice-President.

The LSU AgCenter is looking into whether raspberries can be grown in Louisiana and across the southeast. Horticulturist David Pica says in order to make raspberries a success for Louisiana growers, there has to be multiple harvests during a year…
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Picha says the demand for raspberries has grown since the pandemic and right now most of the raspberries we eat are from other countries.