8:30 LRN newscast April 15

The search for the 12 missing crew members from a 129-foot lift boat that overturned off the coast of Port Fourchon enters a third day. Nineteen people were on board the Seacor Power when seven to nine-foot waves capsized the vessel. One person is confirmed dead and six people were rescued.

A national transportation research group says road and bridge conditions in the Bayou State are costing motorists $7.6 billion annually. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Senator Bill Cassidy is not a fan of President Biden’s two-point-two trillion-dollar American Jobs Plan, because he says the legislation that started as an infrastructure spending bill doesn’t provide money for key highway projects in Louisiana…
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Cassidy says lawmakers are working on an alternative infrastructure bill.

The House Civil Law committee approves legislation that would allow victims of sexual assault to terminate their rental agreement before their lease is set to end. Supporters say allowing survivors of abuse to leave their apartment early can help them get away from their abuser and it also helps in the healing process. The measure passed unanimously, but Abita Springs Representative Larry Frieman questioned whether this legislation could expand to victims of a home invasion or other crimes…
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The measure heads to the House floor for more discussion.