7:30 LRN Newscast February 24

Entergy and Cleco and other utility provider officials will appear before the Public Service Commission today to discuss last week’s lengthy power outages and rolling blackouts due to the historic winter weather. P-S-C member Foster Campbell says customers were understandably frustrated, while others are profiting…
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The P-S-C meeting begins at 9 AM.

The legislative session begins April 12th and Caddo Parish lawmaker Danny McCormick has already filed a bill that would drop the requirement to have a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed weapon. McCormick says 18 other states have a similar law. He expects a lot of support for his bill…
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Last year the state legislature approved a law that loosens the restrictions on who can have a concealed handgun in a church.

State lawmakers have stepped up to assist in the Shreveport area as the region deals with a lack of drinking water as a result of last week’s winter storms. Brooke Thorington has more.
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And Tiger Woods was reportedly on his way to a production shoot involving Saints Quarterback Drew Brees when he suffered serious leg injuries in a roll-over crash in Los Angeles yesterday.