11:30 LRN Newscast May 31

Major changes for hunting and fishing licenses and fees go into effect tomorrow. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Undersecretary Bryan McClinton says even though a current license doesn’t expire until the end of June, any license that’s purchased tomorrow going forward…

Cut 3 (11) “…fiscal year.”

McClinton says the basic hunting license will see an increase of $5 to $20 annually.

Tomorrow is the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season and there’s the potential for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico this week. LRN meteorologist John Wetherbee says a Pacific hurricane by name of the Agatha made landfall in southern Mexico yesterday and its remnants could reform near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico

Cut 6 (11) “…into the Bahamas.”

Nine months after the devastation of Hurricane Ida, there are still roughly 400 households, representing about 12-hundred people, in Terrebonne Parish awaiting FEMA trailers. Parish Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says the FEMA staff on the ground isn’t the problem, it’s the system as a whole, and that dealing with the federal government on housing has been a far more complicated process than getting support from the state.

Cut 11 (06) “…much, much sooner.”

Jay Johnson will lead LSU into the NCAA tournament for the first of what is expected to be many trips to the postseason. The second-seeded Tigers face Kennesaw State at 6 pm on Friday at the Hattiesburg Regional. Johnson says he’s excited about the opportunity to add to the Tigers’ winning tradition.

Cut 14 (17) “…or six years.”

10:30 LRN Newscast May 31

According to the Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast A full recovery is not expected until next year and the number of jobs in the state remains about 5-percent below pre-COVID levels. University Louisiana at Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says consumer spending remains relatively strong, but vehicles and recreational goods saw a decline in the first quarter of this year…

Cut 6 (11)  “…the year.”

 

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has released a report to the state legislature designed to help the state attract and retain a capable teaching workforce. State auditor Ed Seyler (Sailor) says the state also could improve teacher retention if salaries in areas with high housing costs were higher…

Cut 9 (09)  “…this state.”

Tomorrow is the start of the 2022 hurricane season and there are still thousands living in trailers as a result of Hurricane Ida. Terrebonne Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says it’s something they have to prepare for if another storm approaches southeast Louisiana…

Cut 12 (09) “…10 thousand people.” 
Governor Edwards has said that congregate shelters for evacuees will return this year. The state didn’t do that the last two years because of COVID.

The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…

Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”

9:30 LRN Newscast May 31

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office has sent a report to state lawmakers that looks at teacher retention and certified teachers’ impact on student achievement. Kevin Gallagher has the story…

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.” 

Authorities are searching for two 19-year-olds who escaped from Acadiana Center for Youth around 1 p.m. on Monday. A Command Center has been established at the facility to assist in their arrests. Anyone with information is asked to call local law enforcement immediately.

According to the Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast, A full recovery is not expected until next year and the number of jobs in the state remains about 5-percent below pre-COVID levels. University Louisiana at Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says the Houma-Thibodaux and Lafayette metro areas are expected to experience the fastest job growth in the state…

Cut 5 (07) “…strongest growth.”

Hurricane season officially begins tomorrow and there are still roughly 400 households, representing about 12-hundred people, in Terrebonne Parish awaiting FEMA trailers. Parish Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says people are frustrated…

Cut 10 (08) “…nine months out.”
Pulaski says there are about nine-thousand people living in more than three-thousand trailers from either the state or FEMA.

8:30 LRN Newscast May 31

The Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast for the second quarter of 2022 has reduced the projected number of jobs the state was expected to add by 40-percent. University of Louisiana at Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says the latest forecast now has the state adding 21-thousand jobs over the next year…
Cut 4 (11) “…the state.”
He says the Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, and New Orleans metro areas are expected to experience the fastest job growth in the state.

The Legislative Auditor’s Office has released an audit on attracting and retaining teachers. Auditor Chris Seyler says one way to keep experienced and certified teachers around is by raising their pay…
cut 8 (13) “….workforce”
Seyer says the state also could improve teacher retention if salaries in areas with high housing costs were higher,

Tomorrow is the start of the 2022 hurricane season and there are still thousands living in trailers as a result of Hurricane Ida. Terrebonne Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says it’s something they have to prepare for if another storm approaches southeast Louisiana…
cut 12 (09) “….10 thousand people”
Governor Edwards has said that congregate shelters for evacuees will return this year. The state didn’t do that the last two years because of COVID.

LSU baseball is in a Regional for the 34th time in program history. It’s coach Jay Johnson’s first opportunity to lead the Tigers in postseason…
cut 14 (17) “….or six years”
LSU is in the Hattiesburg Regional as a two-seed and will play Kennesaw State on Friday night. La Tech and U-L Lafayette are in regionals in Texas, while Southeastern Louisiana is the four seed in the Auburn Regional.

7:30 LRN Newscast May 31

The latest report from the Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast finds that Louisiana will not add as many jobs as previously thought. Brooke Thorington has more…
Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

A garbage handler in Jefferson Parish lost his leg after a vehicle crashed into the garbage truck, pinning his leg between the two vehicles. State Police says the driver of the vehicle that hit the garbage truck admitted to texting while driving. Legislation to prohibit drivers from using their handheld cell phone while driving was defeated in a Senate committee last week.

Tomorrow begins another hurricane season and there are still roughly 400 households, representing about 12-hundred people, in Terrebonne Parish awaiting FEMA trailers. Parish Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says people are frustrated…
Cut 10 (08) “…nine months out.”
Pulaski says there are about nine-thousand people living in more than three-thousand trailers from either the state or FEMA.

The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…
Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”
The Cajuns and Louisiana Tech will play in Regionals in Texas, while Southeastern Louisiana is heading to the Auburn Regional.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…
Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”
LSU will play Kennesaw State on Friday night at 6 PM in Hattiesburg. The Owls are 35-26 and won the Atlantic Sun conference tournament.

Southern Miss will kick off the regional by hosting Army at 1 PM. The winner of the Hattiesburg Regional will meet the winner of the Miami Regional, which is comprised of Miami, Arizona, Ole Miss, and Canisius in a Super Regional series.

Louisiana Tech is making back-to-back Regional appearances for the first time since 1986-87 as the Bulldogs are heading to the Austin Regional. Tech will face Dallas Baptist at 6:30 on Friday night. The Patriots beat the Diamond Dogs in Ruston seven to four on March 29th. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs expects another tough battle this weekend…
cut 16 (12) “….to bring it”
The Ragin’ Cajuns will head west to College Station, as they return to the NCAAs for the first time in six seasons after winning the Sun Belt tournament title. Coach Matt Deggs says this is another big step to rebuilding the program.
Cut 18 (19) “ …into words.”
UL-Lafayette takes on TCU Friday at 7 pm. And Southeastern Louisiana is heading to the Auburn Regional.

6:30 LRN Newscast May 31

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has released a report to the state legislature designed to help the state attract and retain a capable teaching workforce. State auditor Ed Seyler says they’ve found teachers with more years of experience tended to be more effective and certified teachers were more effective on average than uncertified teachers…
cut 7 (08) “…certified teachers”
Seyler says they also found that teachers in schools with more economically-disadvantaged students were less likely to be certified and had fewer years of experience.

Tomorrow is the official start of the 2022 hurricane season and in Terrebonne Parish, there are about 400 households still waiting on a FEMA trailer as they look to rebuild their home from Hurricane Ida. Terrebonne Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says dealing with the federal government on temporary housing has been a far more complicated process than the state-run program…
cut 11 (06) “…much, much sooner”

Louisiana is well-represented in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. David Grubb has more…
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m David Grubb.”

For fans looking to drive to those regional destinations, they’ll find the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.22 According to Triple-A, gas prices have been holding steady for the last week.

LRN AM Newscall May 31

The latest report from the Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast finds that Louisiana will not add as many jobs as previously thought. Brooke Thorington has more…

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

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The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office has sent a report to state lawmakers that looks at teacher retention and certified teachers’ impact on student achievement. Kevin Gallagher has the story…

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.” 

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Louisiana will be well-represented in the NCAA baseball field of 64. David Grubb has more…

Cut 3 (31) “…I’m David Grubb.” 

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The Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast for the second quarter of 2022 has reduced the projected number of jobs the state was expected to add by 40-percent. University of Louisiana at Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says the latest forecast now has the state adding 21-thousand jobs over the next year…

Cut 4 (11)  “…the state.”

Wagner says the number of jobs remains about 5-percent below pre-COVID levels, which is about 81-thousand jobs. A full recovery is not expected until 2024. He says the Houma-Thibodaux and Lafayette metro areas are expected to experience the fastest job growth in the state…

Cut 5 (07) “…strongest growth.”

Wagner says consumer spending remains relatively strong, but vehicles and recreational goods saw a decline in the first quarter of this year…

Cut 6 (11)  “…the year.”

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The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has released a report to the state legislature designed to help the state attract and retain a capable teaching workforce. State auditor Ed Seyler says they’ve found teachers with more years of experience tended to be more effective and certified teachers were more effective on average than uncertified teachers

Cut 7 (08) “…certified teachers.”

Seyler says one way to keep experienced and certified teachers around is by raising their pay…

Cut 8 (13)  “…workforce”

Seyer says the state also could improve teacher retention if salaries in areas with high housing costs were higher…

Cut 9 (09)  “…this state.”

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Nine months after the devastation of Hurricane Ida, there are still roughly 400 households, representing about 12-hundred people, in Terrebonne Parish awaiting FEMA trailers. Parish Planning and Zoning Director Christopher Pulaski says people are frustrated…

Cut 10 (08) “…nine months out.”

Pulaski says the FEMA staff on the ground isn’t the problem, it’s the system as a whole, and that dealing with the federal government on housing has been a far more complicated process than getting support from the state.

Cut  11 (06)  “…much,  much sooner.” 

With hurricane season starting June 1, Pulaski says another major storm could create a housing crisis once again. He hopes that the state and FEMA are prepared for that possibility.

Cut 12 (09) “…10 thousand people.” 

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The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney this weekend, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…

Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”

Jay Johnson will lead the Tigers into the NCAA tournament for the first of what is expected to be many trips to the postseason. Second-seeded LSU faces Kennesaw State at 6 pm on Friday at the Hattiesburg Regional. Johnson says he’s excited about the opportunity to add to the Tigers’ winning tradition.

Cut 14 (17)  “…or six years.”

Louisiana Tech enters the tournament for the second straight year after claiming its first Conference-USA tournament championship. Head coach Lane Burroughs says winning the title in Hattiesburg made it just a little bit sweeter.

Cut 15 (11)  “…extra special.”

The Bulldogs head to the Austin Regional as the two-seed behind Texas and will face Dallas Baptist at 6:30 pm on Friday. Tech lost to the Patriots, 7-4, at home back on March 29. Burroughs says he expects another tough battle this weekend.

Cut 16 (12)  “…to bring it.”

Southeastern gets back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017 by shocking McNeese in the Southland Conference Championships. Matt Riser has led the Lions to the regionals four times in nine seasons, but this may have been the most difficult road there, as SLU won 22 of its last 33 after an 8-18 start.

Cut 17 (12) “ …experience that.” 

The Lions are the four seed at the Auburn Regional, where they will face the top-seeded Tigers on Friday.

The Ragin’ Cajuns will head west to College Station, as they return to the NCAAs for the first time in six seasons after winning the Sun Belt tournament title this weekend. Coach Matt Deggs says this is another big step to rebuilding the program.

Cut 18 (19) “ …into words.” 

UL takes on TCU Friday at 7 pm.

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4:45 LRN Sportscast May 30

The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney this weekend, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…

Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”

Second-seeded LSU faces Kennesaw State at 6 pm on Friday at the Hattiesburg Regional.

Southeastern gets back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017 by shocking McNeese in the Southland Conference Championships. The Lions are the four seed at the Auburn Regional, where they will face the top-seeded Tigers on Friday. The Ragin’ Cajuns will head west to College Station, as they return to the NCAAs for the first time in six seasons after winning the Sun Belt tournament title this weekend. UL takes on TCU Friday at 7 pm.

Louisiana Tech enters the tournament for the second straight year after claiming its first Conference-USA tournament championship. Head coach Lane Burroughs says winning the title in Hattiesburg made it just a little bit sweeter.

Cut 15 (11) “…extra special.”

The Bulldogs head to the Austin Regional as the two-seed behind Texas and will face Dallas Baptist at 6:30 pm on Friday. Tech lost 7-4 to the Patriots back in March.

The NBA Finals matchup is set as the Golden State Warriors will face the Boston Celtics. Boston beat the Miami Heat in seven games to make their 21st Finals appearance. Golden State will be playing in the Finals for the sixth time in the past eight seasons. Game one is Thursday night at 8 pm.

And Tulane guard Jalen Cook announced that he is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and returning to the Wave for another season. As a sophomore, the LSU transfer was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference after averaging 18 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. His scoring average was the highest for a Tulane player in over 20 years.

2:30 LRN Newscast May 30

Louisiana’s bond rating – a main barometer of how much the state pays in interest on money borrowed – has been upgraded for the first time in nearly seven years. Moody’s Investor Service upgraded the state from an Aa2 rating, to Aa3. State Treasurer John Schroder says the upgrade will mean significant savings to the state (and taxpayers) in interest paid…:
Cut 3 (07) “…pretty big deal.”
Louisiana had been ranked among the five lowest-rated states by Moody’s.

Today we observe Memorial Day, a day to remember the men and women who died while serving in the U-S military. If you have a relative or loved one who paid the ultimate sacrifice, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland says the state has partnered with the Veterans Legacy Memorial…
cut 8 (10) “….forever”
For more information or to find a veteran’s page, visit v-a-dot-gov/remember.

A proposed law sitting on the governor’s desk for his signature would make noodling legal in Louisiana. Noodling is fishing for catfish using bare hands. The bill’s author, Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland,says noodling has become popular in Louisiana thanks to a series of YouTube videos…
cut 11 (06) “….quite popular now”
Governor Edwards could sign McFarland’s measure this week.

The bracket is out for the NCAA baseball tournament. After going 1-2 at the SEC tourney this weekend, it wasn’t a shock when Baton Rouge was left off the list of Regional host sites. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says once that happened, he could read the tea leaves on where his team was headed…
Cut 13 (12) “…a surprise.”
LSU will play Kennesaw State on Friday night at 6 PM. The Cajuns are headed to the College Station Regional. La Tech is in the Austin Regional and Southeastern Louisiana is in the Auburn Regional.