8:30 LRN Newscast

A bill to repeal a section of a 2022 law that calls for the installation of ticket writing speed cameras on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge heads to the Senate Floor. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Governor Landry has sent a letter to the state’s higher education boards calling on them to develop a policy that requires student-athletes to be present for the national anthem or risk losing their scholarships. The Louisiana Democratic Party says Landry is engaging in divisive rhetoric.

Global Seamless Tubes & Pipes has chosen northwest Louisiana as the site for its first U.S. production facility. The 35-million dollar investment will be made in the Desoto Parish town of Mansfield. Mansfield Mayor Thomas Jones says Global Seamless Tubes and Pipes will bring quality jobs to the local economy.
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The India-based company expects to create 135 direct new jobs.

Monday is the Great American Eclipse and much of the state will get 90-percent or higher of totality. Southeast Louisiana its around 75-percnet. Tulane School of Medicine , Chair of Ophthalmology, Doctor David Hinkle, recommends ceritified eclispe glasses and beware of fake ones…
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Looking at the eclipse without proper eyewear can lead to permanent damage to your eyes.