9:30 LRN Newscast

Starting August 1st, Louisiana individuals who were adopted can now obtain their birth certificate once they reach 24 years old. Rosepine Representative Charles Owen says to him, the legislation is about fairness and he’s received tremendous feedback from those who now have an answer to the questions, where do I come from…
cut 15 (09) “….signed this”

Since 2016 Lift Louisiana has assisted women who seek an abortion. But abortions are now illegal in Louisiana as a result of the U-S Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade. Co-founder Michelle Erenberg says Lift Louisiana will continue to fight for abortion access….
cut 6 (07) “….and rights”
For more information visit Lift-Louisiana-dot-org.

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

In other news….House Speaker Clay Schenayder told attendees at the Farm Bureau Convention that will he run for Lt. Governor in 2023.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID. He announced on Friday that he is not suffering from any symptoms.

And LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson has reportedly hired Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson to be the pitching coach for the Tigers.