7:30 LRN Newscast June 29

State Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana is seeing more major rain events, with large amounts of rainfall in a short period of time producing more flooding. Keim says this could have an impact on flood insurance rates…
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Keim says state and local governments will also have to look at more flood control projects.

New LSU Baseball Coach Jay Johnson is now leading a program that has won six national championships. Johnson says he never met Skip Bertman, a winner of five national championships, until a few days ago, but was well aware of Bertman’s brilliance when he was a 24-year-old youth coach…
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The 44-year-old Johnson says he understands the lofty expectations the LSU baseball program faces every year.

State officials say 466-thousand Louisianans have registered for their chance at a million dollars or other cash and scholarship prices as part of the shot-at-a-million COVID-19 vaccine lottery. More than one-point-six billion Louisiana residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you are a parent that prefers to collect a refund check after filing instead of the option to receive monthly child tax credit payments, you can unenroll. Brooke Thorington explains.
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