3:30 LRN Newscast June 7

The LSU Baseball team will look to keep Paul Mainieri’s coaching career going as the Tigers take on Oregon tonight in the Eugene Regional championship game…
Cut 2 (30) …I’m Jim Shannon”

The Louisiana Senate has sent a bill to the governor’s desk that would eliminate jail time as a possibility for someone convicted of possessing 14 grams or less of marijuana. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau pushed for approval in the upper chamber…
cut 8 (06) “…than anything else”
It’s unknown if this legislation will receive the governor’s signature.

An audit conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office says that the Louisiana Workforce Commission may have violated State Civil Service Rules by improperly paying employees 786-thousand dollars during the first three weeks of the pandemic. Auditor Ricky Rodriguez says the agency was using a special paid leave program…
cut 11 (08) “…compensated for”
But LWC Secretary Ava Cates says their employees were pushed to the limit during the first few weeks of the public health emergency and were paid in accordance with LWC policy.

State Troopers are still searching for a vehicle involved in the May 26th fatal hit in run in St. Helena Parish that killed a two-year-old girl and injured three others. Trooper Will Huggins says a family of four was outside of their vehicle on LA Highway 1045 due to a previous car accident…
Cut 3 (7) “…the suspect vehicle”
The vehicle has been described by witnesses as a light-colored van or SUV.