8:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Edwards and teachers are pushing for the approval of a teacher pay raise of at least two-thousand dollars a year. Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland says a proposed two-thousand dollar teacher pay hike will cost the state an additional 196-million dollars a year and what happens when state revenues decline…
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With Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder’s announcement he’s running for Secretary of State. That’s three candidates vying for the seat currently occupied by Kyle Ardoin, who is not running for re-election. PSC Member Mike Francis and businessman Brandon Trosclair are also running. Schexnayder, a Republican from Ascension Parish, says he has the ability to reach across the aisle…
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Preliminary research finds CBD provides therapeutic pain management for former professional athletes. Teiko Foxx explains…
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Former LSU basketball player Wayne Sims passed away yesterday morning unexpectedly at age of 54. “Big Daddy” was his nickname and the DeRidder native was a standout player for the Tigers from 1987 to 1991. In 2018, his son, Wayde Sims, who also played basketball at LSU, was fatally shot outside of Southern’s campus.