9:30 LRN Newscast

The Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s request to add another surchage on your bill to cover the costs of the repairs needed after Hurricane Ida in 2021. The surchage is $5.50 for the next 23 years. New PSC member Davante Lewis voted no…
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Entergy customers are already paying a 10-dollar surcharge for recovery costs after a super active 2020 hurricane season.

Four Republicans and one Independent have entered the governor’s race, but we are still waiting on a major Democrat to throw their hat into the ring. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says time is running out…
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Thibodaux man after things took a sharp turn during a dinner date that ended in an assault Whitney Thomas Reports.
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Louisiana Tech may have found a starting quarterback. ESPN is reporting former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is transferring to La Tech. Bachmeier has two full years of eligibility after starting 29 games at Boise State, going 20-and-9, throwing for 66 hundred yards, 41 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions.