8:30 LRN Newscast April 9

Houma Representative Tanner Magee, who chairs a special House committee investigating the 2019 State Police custody death of Ronald Greene, says it was an appropriate decision by Colonel Lamar Davis to put L-S-P’s second in command on administrative leave. Magee says Lt. Colonel Doug Cain should not be actively working if he’s under investigation for having his cell phone data cleared…:
Cut 15 (07) “…all day long.”

Former chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party Karen Carter Peterson has resigned from the Louisiana Senate, ending a 23-year career in the legislature. Peterson says she needs to focus all of her energy on her struggles with depression and gambling addiction. On Thursday, she spoke about her recovery on the Senate Floor
Cut 11 (10) “…for a long time”

The Senate Education Committee approves a bill that brings Louisiana’s law for name, image and likeness deals in line with other states, that are using NILs to recruit the best players in the country.
Cut 2 (30)…I’m Michelle Southern”

Big win for the LSU baseball team last night as they scored four runs in the ninth inning to beat Mississippi State five to two. The rally started with the Tigers down by a run, with two outs and nobody on base. Tre Morgan had a go-ahead two-run single and Dylan Crews clobbered a two-run homer. La Tech and the Cajuns were also winners last night, but ULM lost to Troy.