9:30 LRN Newscast

An attorney for LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels sent a cease-and-desist letter to LSU asking the school to stop using his name, image and likeness after the Tigers issued his number-five jersey to sophomore cornerback DJ Pickett. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says has a point…

Cut 9 (11)  “…strong argument.”

Coach Lane Kiffin said Pickett was promised the number five by the  previous coaching staff during his recruitment, and he wanted to honor that promise.

President Trump signed an executive order that calls for the spacing out of childhood vaccines. Doctor Corey Hebert with LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine says this may pave the way for them to be available separately.

Cut 4 (09) “…that way yet.”

Public health experts say spacing out the shots could leave a child susceptible to a vaccine-preventable disease.

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WWNO public radio in New Orleans has published a report that US Senate Republican candidate and Congresswoman Julia Letlow purchased stock in Meta after signing a nondisclosure agreement regarding the company’s plans to build a massive AI data center in Richland Parish. Letlow is the favorite to win the Senate race over Democrat Jamie Davis. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this story certainly raises red flags, but it’s not enough for Letlow to lose a lot of supporters…

Cut 8 (09) “…enrich himself”

A new poll of one-thousand Louisiana residents finds that residents in this state like talking politics more than people in other states. Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, Michael DiResto, says 70-percent of the participants reported having a conversation with someone with different political views within the past month.

Cut 13 (11)  “…matter either way.”