Monthly Archives: March 2024

03.01.24
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7:30 am Newscast

Governor Jeff Landry is expected to sign the bill allowing non-felon adults to carry a concealed firearm without a permit which means training required to receive those permits will no longer be required. Colleen Crain has more…

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Colleen Crain”

A jury in New Orleans yesterday found a man guilty of murder in the shooting death of a handyman last year. 56 year old Tracy Wright was convicted in the second-degree murder of Ferdinand Alexander. Prosecutors argued wright shot Alexander in a rage after the handyman failed to fix his car.  Jurors deliberated for more than five hours before returning their verdict.

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The special session ended yesterday and lawmakers approved Governor Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime agenda, including bills that will expand the methods Louisiana can use to administer the death penalty and change restrictions to parole and probation. Democrats argued against some of the changes, but LA-politics.com’s Jeremy Alford says they never had a chance to stop them from passing…

Cut 11 (07) “…in this process.” 

A new Amazon distribution center headed to the town of Boyce in Rapides Parish. President and CEO of Central Louisiana Jim Clinton says says site prep for the 65,000-square-foot facility located along Highway 1 off Rapides Station Road is already underway.

Cut 8 (11) “… part-time jobs.” 

03.01.24
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06:45 LRN Sportscast

The ninth ranked LSU women’s basketball team cruised to its seventh straight victory last night as they defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 80-54. Hailey Van Lith had four three-pointers and had a game-high 18 points. Angel Reese had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Aneesah Morrow had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

At the girls state basketball tournament in Hammond, a couple of huge upsets. In Division One non-select, Parkway stunned undefeated and top seeded Walker 64-63 in overtime. Chloe Larry hit a game winning half court buzzer beating shot as the defending champs move on to play Denham Springs in the state title game.

The top seed also went down in division one select as Woodlawn of Baton Rouge defeated Huntington 71-58. The Panthers will face John Curtis on Saturday afternoon in the title game. Curtis beat Liberty in the semifinals 58-47.
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The Saints are reportedly releasing safety Marcus Maye after two injury filled seasons. Maye intercepted two passes this past season, but only played in 17 games over the last two seasons,

Louisiana Tech introduced Ryan Ivey as its new athletics director yesterday. Ivey has 11 years of experience as an A-D. He understands the success of a school’s athletic program can translate into great things for the entire university…
cut 19 (22) “….without a house”

The second ranked LSU baseball team will take on 13th ranked Texas tonight at 7 PM at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Both teams have one loss on the year. The Ragin Cajuns are also in Houston and they’ll play Vanderbilt at 3 PM.

03.01.24
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6:30 am Newscast

The special session ended yesterday, seven days earlier than scheduled and the Republican-controlled legislature approved Governor Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime agenda. Landry is expected to have a bill signing ceremony next week and La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it’s a big political victory for the new governor

Cut 10 (07) “…we’ll see.”

Non-felon adults will soon be able to carry a concealed firearm without a permit as Governor Landry is expected to sign the bill that passed in the special session. Owner of Concealed Carry NOLA, Dave Newman believes the training that will no longer be required is still important to protect the gun owner and he hopes they will still seek training.

Cut 13 (10)  “…clean it.”

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Dr. Joe Kanter, who led Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic stepped down from his role as state health officer Monday. On WWL Radio Newell Normand’s show, Kanter reflected on his tenure as the state’s top doc and said he’s looking forward to the next step in his career.

Cut 4 (13) “…need it.”

A new Amazon distribution center will be constructed in the town of Boyce in Rapides Parish. President and CEO of Central Louisiana Jim Clinton says while many companies tend to set up distribution hubs along Interstates 10 and 20, they are beginning to see breakthroughs in the past year with Lowes and now Amazon for Central Louisiana.

Cut 7 (08) “…of sense.”