9:30 LRN Newscast

LSU has made the decision not to add tight end Dae’Quan Wright or defensive tackle Zxavain Harris to its roster. Both players were on NFL rosters last month. This decision is likely in reaction to the SEC’s threat of kicking LSU out of its conference for playing players who have NFL ties, which U-S Senator John Kennedy says would be ridiculous…

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The SEC’s lawsuit against LSU is still valid; in fact there is a hearing on that case this afternoon in federal court in Birmingham.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says 50 auto insurance companies have filed rate decreases and it’s resulted in a total savings for policyholders of 400-million dollars…

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Louisiana is making great strides in getting the upper hand on opioid-related deaths. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana’s SpaceX facility has posted its first job opening. The posting says the company is looking for a government affairs manager that will lead external affairs for SpaceX at its new launch site at Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish. SpaceX announced last month it’s investing 100 billion dollars to build a rocket launching facility that will employ three-thousand workers.