4:30 LRN Newscast Jan 11

New Orleans is reinstating their indoor mask mandate beginning Wednesday due the rapid increase in COVID cases causing disruptions in schools and overwhelming hospitals. New Orleans Department of Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno.

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LSU star wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has signed a name, image, and likeness deal with well-known injury attorney Gordon McKernan. He encourages other businesses to look into NIL deals with student-athletes because players look at the amount of money they can make off the field when it comes to where they’ll go to school…

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The New Iberia native will be paid to appear in digital ads promoting the law firm

Baton Rouge community activist Gary Chambers says he’ll run for U.S. Senate this fall; making him the second announced Democrat to challenge John Kennedy. More from Kevin Gallagher…:

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In Leesville, officials with the State Fire Marshal’s Office fear carelessly discarded fireworks from New Year’s may have started the blaze that destroyed much of a church. Investigators haven’t determined a definite cause of the fire at Christian Living Fellowship but did find remnants of fireworks in the area where the fire started.