6:30 LRN Newscast

Venture Global announces an 18-billion-dollar expansion to its liquefied natural gas export facility in Plaquemines Parish.

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Kace Keischnick.”

Mamou’s Police Chief Pat Hall told the city council that he had concerns about the location of the Mardi Gras Zydeco event which ended abruptly on Tuesday when a gunman killed two people and injured 14 others. Hall recommended the event be moved to a more secure location. During a February city council meeting, the town’s attorney said more resources should be brought in.

 

In the upcoming legislative session, there will be an attempt to ban fluoride in drinking water throughout the state. One of the co-authors of the pre-field bill, Covington Senator Patrick McMath points to a study that found that fluoride concentration that exceeds 1.5 milligrams per liter can cause health issues.

Cut 8 (10) “…measures during childhood.”

And McMath says the study shows that it can also cause Alzheimer’s Disease in adults. But many health experts say fluoride in the drinking water reduce tooth decay, and protects people who don’t have regular dental care.

An LSU grad from Lafayette who owns an ice cream shop in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized as having the best Vegan Ice cream shop in the United States by Veg News. Kate Williams says it was a surprise and honor.

Cut 11 (06) “…very grateful”

Williams says all her ice cream is vegan, made with coconut milk, and all made in-house and she says many people can’t tell the difference between vegan ice cream and ice cream made with dairy milk.