8:30 LRN Newscast March 15

On the 15-year anniversary of the Saints signing Drew Brees as a free agent, the future Hall of Fame quarterback announced his retirement from professional football on Sunday, ending a stellar 20-year career. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Brees helped turned a losing franchise into a Super Bowl champion
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Brees played 20 seasons and setting 13 NFL records.

Gas prices continue to inch higher as the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.56, up eight cents from last week. Gas-buddy Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says U-S production of crude oil is far below what it was a year ago and…
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Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins is in Texas today, part of a House Republican delegation assessing the situation at the U-S Mexico border where the number of migrant children detained has reportedly tripled. Cassidy says illegal drug trafficking is also on the rise since President Joe Biden took office…
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Democrats says the rise of unaccompanied children arriving at the U-S-Mexico border is the result of the policies of former President Donald Trump.

The state is receiving 112-thousand coronavirus vaccines this week, including 52-hundred doses of the Johnson and Johnson one-shot vaccine. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter…
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