4:30 LRN Newscast Mar 23

Former LSU leader F-King Alexander is out as president at Oregon State after submitting his resignation. Alexander faces criticism for his role in the systemwide failure at LSU on how they handled previous sexual misconduct allegations. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar hoped they could rebuild their trust with Alexander, but…

Cut 9 (04) “…no longer possible”

Alexander will receive $670-thousand to leave Oregon State

 

Mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia renew calls for Congress to pass a high-capacity magazine and assault rifle ban. The President’s also called for the Senate to pass two House-backed bills that would close certain gun-buying loopholes. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says there’s already a lot of laws on the books, they just aren’t being enforced properly.

Cut 14 (06) “…address this.” 

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says there’s a number of reasons why the amount abortions have declined…

Cut 4 (11) “…Legislature” 

Planned Parenthood says there are more options to obtaining birth control.

It was a year ago today that the Stay-at-Home order went into effect. Several Phases later the restaurant industry is now operating at 75-percent capacity. But Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says approximately 27-thousand restaurant workers lost their jobs in the last year.

Cut 7 (06) “…the state.”