1:30 LRN Newscast July 28

Bogalusa police say popular Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was fatally shot Wednesday, while sitting on a porch with friends. Bogalusa Police Chief Kendall Bullen says they are seeking the suspect who drove up and attacked…:

CUT 04(06)      “…fired the shots.”

A second person was shot and wounded. The 24-year-old rapper’s real name is Javorius Scott.

One of the seven people challenging Congressman Clay Higgins for re-election discussed his reasons for running, while appearing on Jim Engster’s TalkLouisiana radio show. Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt says he was disappointed at Higgins’ lack of leadership after the 2020 hurricanes…:

CUT 12(14)      “…the final straw.”

Hoggatt, a Republican, and six others are running to replace Higgins in D.C.

 

A new political party known as the Forward Party emerges in the U.S. But will they be able to compete with the left or the right?

CUT 02(32)      “…Thorington.”

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office drops all charges against Aaron Bowman, who was beaten by state troopers on a north Louisiana roadside back in 2019. Bowman HAD been charged with improper lane usage and resisting arrest. Another man that year, Ronald Greene, died after a roadside encounter with troopers.