7:30 LRN Newscast July 23rd

An LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center study finds obese children can see improved health by playing video games that require physical activity. Participants in the study completed three one-hour gaming sessions each week and had a fitness coach. Lead researcher Amanda Staiano says after six months the overweight kids reduced their body mass index by about three-percent and their cholesterol by seven percentiles.
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A report from Democrats on the U-S House Administration Committee says Louisiana is one of the state’s most at-risk for election hacking. But Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says criticism of Louisiana’s current election system is unfair…
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Ardoin says they are seeking funding to replace their 10-thousand voting machines as a preventative measure.

All six of Louisiana’s U-S Representatives will face challengers on the November 6th ballot. In the third district, Republican Josh Guillory is trying to unseat GOP Congressman Clay Higgins. Higgins, who lives in Port Barre, is seeking a second term as the House Representative for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional district. Guillory says the biggest difference between himself and Higgins is that he lives in the district…
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And in the sixth district, Andie Saizon is one of two Democrats running against Republican Garret Graves. Saizon says she was inspired to jump into the race after a meeting with Graves where she says he explained why he voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Despite the number of challengers, all of Louisiana’s Congressmen are expected to win re-election.