9:30 LRN Newscast

U-S Senator John Kennedy says President Biden’s decision to place a moratorium on new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico is a job killer for the Louisiana Oil and Gas Industry. During his monthly call in show, Governor Edwards also expressed concern as he says it will take decades to move away from fossil fuel production, which is why oil and gas production in the Gulf is still vital…

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Senator Bill Cassidy is expressing doubt about the Biden Administration’s push for 1,400 dollar stimulus checks and a 15 dollar an hour federal minimum wage. Cassidy says Democrats haven’t proven why most Americans need another 1,400…
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Cassidy says raising the minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour by 2025 will kill struggling restaraunts.

The state department of insurance reports that insurers have paid out five billion dollars so far to Louisiana homeowners who sustained damage from hurricanes that struck the state last year. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says policyholders filed 291-thousand claims, but some of the claims were not for more money than the two-to-five percent named storm deductible that some insurers require policyholders to pay…
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The state department of education is developing a new program to help develop student’s emotional and social health as a way to boost academic outcomes. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says through this program they plan to teach kids to understand emotion, set goals, show empathy and build positive relationships with their peers…
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