7:30 AM LRN Newscast

The debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses will resume in the upcoming legislative session. Andre Champagne has the story.

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State Police have announced the arrest of a Slidell man on charges of child sexual exploitation.  Authorities say 42-year old Joshua W. Dugger had sexually explicit conversations with someone he believed was just 15 years old.  We’re told the multi-week investigation that led to the arrest was a joint effort between the LSP Special Victims Unit, the FBI, St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office and Covington PD.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill is considering filing lawsuits against New York and California in her fight to extradite doctors indicted for mailing abortion pills to individuals in Louisiana. And she believes she’d win. California Governor Gavin Newsom says his state will never help Louisiana criminalize healthcare. Murrill says Newsom and New York Governor Kathy Hochul are playing politics.

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With the Santa Clara Super Bowl now in the books, people are looking to the future.  And in New Orleans, that means a continued focus on making a bid to host the 2031 Super Bowl.  Jay Cicero, president and CEO of the Greater new Orleans Sports Foundation, says the Crescent City proven it’s a great Super Bowl host, and it even has some advantages.

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