7:30 LRN Newscast

The tropics are showing signs of getting active again. Bill Jacquemin has more on a disturbance in the Atlantic…
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Bill Jacquemin”

Crews are working to cleanup an oil spill in Bayou Lafourche. The oil is from Crescent Midstream Crude Oil Facility and Lafourche Parish government became aware of the problem on Saturday morning and the leak was contained Saturday afternoon. But officials say the spill has killed 17 aquatic salamanders and two turtles and several ducks and alligators were spotted with oil on them.

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says he’s committed to improving math scores after not seeing an increase in the percentage of students who scored mastery or above on the math portion of the LEAP test. Council for a Better of Louisiana President Barry Erwin says the state has seen a slight improvement in English scores, because there’s been more of emphasis on early literacy…
cut 9 (08) “…able to read”

The Tiger Athletic Foundation has created a new subsidiary that will help LSU’s NIL Collective Bayou Traditions raise money so it can provide enhanced NIL opportunities for student athletes. TAF President Matt Borman says the Tiger Athletic Foundation has been raising money since 1987 for capital projects for LSU athletics now they’ll assist with NIL efforts…
Cut 4 (12) “…database management.”