5:30 LRN Newscast Jan 11

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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. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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And Baton Rouge area businessman and self-described advocate, Gary Chambers will run for the Senate this fall. Chambers says incumbent Senator John Kennedy’s votes don’t necessarily reflect what the people of Louisiana want and if he is elected, he’ll work to secure Medicare for the elderly and for everyone else…
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New Orleans is reinstating their indoor mask mandate beginning Wednesday due to 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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And Louisiana has a combined 1.5 billion dollar budget surplus from the last and current fiscal year. The REC has recognized the additional revenue and can begin to craft a proposed budget to present to lawmakers ahead of the regular legislative session. The state will also have another 450-million dollar in surplus money to spend from the last fiscal year.
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