8:30 LRN Newscast

The trial Former associate AD Sharon Lewis’ 50-million dollar lawsuit against LSU is underway and the first day of testimony was highlighted by allegations of sexual misconduct performed by running backs coach Frank Wilson. Colleen Crain has more…
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WWL-TV in New Orleans is reporting a man has filed a lawsuit against Orleans Parish Coroner Dwight McKenna for gross negligence claiming his 42-year-old son’s body was left to decompose in a broken cooler after it sat in the morgue for a month and no one knew.

Today is the Final Ask the Governor show. Since April 2016, Governor John Bel Edwards has held a monthly call in radio show from the Louisiana Radio Network Studios. LRN General Manager Jim Engster says the show was good public relations for the governor…
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The final air shows at 2:06 PM.

The Presidential Primary in Louisiana is March 23rd and starting today and for the next three days, presidential candidates can qualify to have their name on the ballot…
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Deputy Secretary of State for Outreach Joel Watson says a representative for the presidential candidate files the qualifying papers or they are mailed in.