6:30 LRN Newscast

Despite high gasoline costs and increased prices for food and lodging, over 47 million Americans are expected to travel this Independence Day weekend. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says that estimate reflects the second-busiest July 4th weekend since the year 2000. He says a great many will be on the highways…:
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AAA predicts a 6-percent increase in motorists from 2019 for the four-state region of Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.

Louisiana will go forward this year with a Congressional election where the map that will determine district boundaries is under review by the U-S Supreme Court. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this is not the first time there’s been a court battle over Louisiana’s Congressional map…
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Stockley says a ruling from the U-S Supreme Court on Louisiana’s map might not come down until next summer.

After a two-year hiatus, the Essence Festival of Culture returns to New Orleans at full strength this holiday weekend. David Grubb has more…
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