8:30 AM LRN Newscast

Yesterday morning’s magnitude 4.9 tremor in Red River Parish was unusual for Louisiana. Cynthia Ebinger (uh-BING-er) with the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering says there’s an uptick in earthquakes in neighboring states.

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Louisiana is close to a settlement with ConocoPhillips over damage to the state’s coastal marshes for which the state says the energy company is responsible. Governor made the announcement saying Conoco will pay into the state’s coastal trust fund allowing the state to move forward with a 94-mile coastal land project across Plaquemines and Terrebonne parishes, which would protect the Houma-Thibodaux area.

Cut 9 (08)  “…they’re actually actions.”

Meta pledges not to pass the costs of its data centers onto the communities, including in Richland Parish. Andre Champagne reports.

Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

The Saints and veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan have not reached an agreement and Jordan will test the free agency market. Ross Jackson, the host of the Locked On Saints podcast, says no matter what happens with Jordan’s future, the Saints will need to look for potential defensive ends to pair with rising star Chase Young.

Cut 15 (10) “…that’s Chase Young.”