9:30 LRN Newscast

A recent study by LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center show physical activity is associated with lower recurrence of colon cancer. Brooke Thorington has more.

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 The City of Alexandria will have a new Police Chief and new Fire Department chief according to Mayor Jacques Roy. Roy made the announcement during the city council’s meeting on March 21. Ronney Howard currently serves as the chief of APD. The city’s current interim fire chief, Curtis Beauregard, was put in place after former chief Larry King left back in December 2021. The reasoning behind the change is unknown.

Louisiana Office of Community Development is offering assistance to homeowners who still have unmet needs associated with damage from Hurricane Ida through the Restore Louisiana Program. There will be a series of outreach events held across the state – the first stop will be in Lafourche Parish at the Matthews Government Complex from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Executive Director Pat Forbes

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The first step is to answer a survey at Restore.LA.gov.

Organizers to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell failed to submit enough signatures to go to a citywide ballot.  UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says recall petitions across the country on average usually fall short.

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Governor John Bel Edwards office says they only 27 thousand certified signatures.