830AM LRN News

Senator John Kennedy requests the President extend the deadline for REAL ID another year, citing concerns not nearly enough people will have the new national ID by October 1st.

Kennedy cited reports showing as many as 99 million people will not have the new ID in time. He says without the ID, you can’t fly…

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125 million people are estimated to not have the REAL ID yet. 

Baton Rouge police have arrested the parents of an 11-week-old infant after their son was brought to the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Thursday. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McNeely says the child is listed in critical condition and they believe the parents may be at fault.

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 A 64-year-old man is arrested on a charge of bigamy that occurred in the Alexandria area.  Rapides Parish Sheriff Lt. Stephen Phillips says Michael Glenn Rennier, formerly of Alexandria, was identified as a suspect after his initial wife made contact with law enforcement in early 2019.

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Phillips says the wife had documentation of the Vegas marriage that she turned over to authorities.

A motorcyclist was killed in a fatal crash with a Silverado in West St. Charles Parish yesterday in a suspected speeding incident. State Police Trooper Monroe Dillon says 33-year-old Christopher Williams of Killona was riding his Suzuki along LA-18 when the crash occurred.

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Impairment is unknown at this time.