6:30 LRN Newscast

The co-founder of Lift Louisiana, an advocacy group for the health and wellbeing of women, says the reversal of Roe vs Wade will heavily impact those who don’t have the means to travel to states that permit abortions. And Michelle Erenberg says state lawmakers have done nothing to assist those individuals either.
Cut 4 (11) “…this time.”
Governor Edwards it’s critical Louisiana funds services to support women, children and families throughout their lives.

Governor Edwards has signed House Bill 450 into law, which will allow adopted people obtain copies of their original birth certificates once they reach the age of 24….
cut 13 (09) “…since 1977″
Rosepine Representative Charles Owen’s bill passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly after extensive discussion.

Lt. Governor Bill Nungesser is in Alaska for the annual meeting of the Aerospace States Association….
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.”

The tropics are active. A tropical wave off of Louisiana’s southeastern coast will produce showers and thunderstorms as it heads towards the Texas-Mexico border. The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring two systems in the Atlantic.