7:30 LRN Newscast

As inflation surges to a 40-year high, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy lays the blame squarely on President Biden. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Former state senator and chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party Karen Carter Peterson will reportedly plead guilty soon in a federal courtroom for allegedly using campaign dollars and money from the Democratic party to gamble. Peterson resigned from the Louisiana Senate in April for what she called personal reasons.

Former broadcaster and lawmaker Ron Gomez has passed way at the age of 87. Gomez owned radio stations, was the voice of the Ragin Cajuns from 1961 to 1979 and while serving in the state legislature in the 1980s he convinced lawmakers to use state dollars to build the Cajundome in Lafayette
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That’s political analyst Ron Faucheux, who served with Gomez in the Louisiana House.

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, COVID hospitalizations are up by 139 from last week to 678. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says 64-percent of the patients are not fully vaccinated and he says the COVID vaccine remains one of the best tools in preventing serious illness…
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