8:30 LRN Newscast June 13

Joe Biden presidential campaign co-chair and Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond says the former VP is ready to take on the “bully” in the White House…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

A manhunt continues in Ouachita Parish for a 17-year-old escapee from the Green Oaks Detention Center who allegedly shot at deputies following a high-speed chase yesterday. Brandon Kaleb McClain is considered armed and dangerous. There is a heavy law enforcement presence in an area just outside of West Monroe, where McClain was last seen.

Louisiana casino gaming revenue was flat for 2018 according to the American Gaming Association. The Baton Rouge market’s gaming revenue declined by 17-percent and Casino Association of Louisiana executive director Wade Duty says a big contributing factor is likely the citywide smoking ban in bars and casinos that went into effect in May of 2018….
cut 11 (09) “…after the implementation”
The Lake Charles market saw the highest increase at 4.5 percent.

Extra Vitamin D does not significantly lower the risk for type two diabetes. That’s the conclusion of a national clinical trial. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center served as one of the trial centers and Doctor Daniel Hsia (Shaw) says vitamin D supplementation appeared to only reduce the risk of diabetes when participants with prediabetes had very low vitamin D levels…
cut 8 (09) “….difference”