9:30 LRN NEWSCAST APRIL 23

For LRN I’m Erik Piccoli
A bill staking New Orleans’ claim as the birthplace of Rock and Roll is headed to the house floor. David Grubb has more…
Cut 2 (35)…I’m David Grubb.”
After a four-year-old Baton Rouge toddler was allegedly forced to drink alcohol and found unresponsive Thursday morning, her mother and grandmother are charged with first-degree murder. BRPD Spokesperson L’Jean McKneely says when officers arrived the family had already attempted to revive China Record by placing her in a tub of cold water.
Cut 3 (11) “…later die.”
Both women are being held in the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail and bond amounts have not been listed
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Louisiana Representatives are debating whether they should increase the number of medical marijuana pharmacy licenses with Gretna Representative Joe Marino proposing the limit be set to 25. Edwards believes it would be better to keep the number of licensed medical marijuana pharmacies to ten….
Cut 11 (11) “…to have too.”
Houma Representative Tanner Magee has a bill that’s passed House Health and Welfare that would allow current marijuana pharmacy license holders to have satellite locations.
And the estimated Powerball jackpot for tonight is at just over $400-million. This is far from the biggest Powerball jackpot ever. That was a $1.6-billion sum awarded in January 2016 to winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee. Chopin says it’s still good to observe three decades of Powerball with a chance for someone in Louisiana to become a millionaire…:
Cut 14 (09) “…that multi-state game.”
For the LRN I’m Erik Piccoli