1:30 LRN Newscast June 2

During a legislative hearing looking into the State Police custody death of Ronald Greene, an L-S-P official tells lawmakers he didn’t think the troopers seen on video beating and tasing Greene acted criminally. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A House bill to allow permitless concealed carry was heavily amended in a Senate committee. The original bill to allow non-felons over the age of 21 to carry concealed without a permit now creates provisions for a school safety officer and its initial intent has been removed.

Senate candidate Luke Mixon has been officially endorsed by fellow Democrat, Governor John Bel Edwards. In addition to endorsing the Bunkie native, Edwards is headlining a fundraiser for Mixon in New Orleans on June 16th. UL-Monroe Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says because Mixon doesn’t have much name recognition he’ll need to raise as much as possible.

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Researchers at Colorado State University have increased their projections of just how active the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season will be. According to the CSU models, the odds of the Gulf Coast seeing a major hurricane passing through are at about 50 percent, up from 30 percent for the last century. As for Louisiana itself, Alex DesRosiers says we should be prepared for an active season…

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