7:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Jeff Landry is holding a press conference today to launch GUMBO 2.0, bringing high-speed broadband internet access to the entire state.
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Marketwatch-dot-com has ranked Louisiana number one for the highest auto insurance rates in the country. Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says…
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Devillier expects several meetings will take place this year to come up with an auto insurance reform agenda.

The Council for a Better Louisiana believes the Bayou State is making strides in public education…
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But CABL president Barry Erwin says kindergarten readiness and high school graduation rates are two areas in education showing a downward trend.

The Democratic National Convention gets underway today in Chicago and there are five-thousand Democratic delegates there to approve the nominees for president and vice president, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is a delegate and says Walz is relatable to Americans…
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Walz is scheduled to give his acceptance speech on Wednesday night.