8:30 LRN Newscast

The will not move about two dozen youth inmates from a facility in Jefferson Parish to Angola until at least September 15th. A federal judge has scheduled a two-day trial beginning on September sixth to determine if the plan the violates the constitutional rights of the inmates involved. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says today’s youth offender has become increasingly more violent…
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The Edwards administration is expected to release a plan on how they would keep the juvenile inmates separate from the adult prisoners at Angola.

As we continue to move closer to the heart of the hurricane season, the number of Louisiana Citizen Insurance policies is up to 100-thousand policies. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says they have re-insurance for only 50-thousand policies..
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Citizens has 150-million dollars ready to assist in claims.

New CDC data says Louisiana’s life expectancy dropped by three years to 73-years-old between 2019 and 2020 and the state ranks 49th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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State Police is investigating a fatal police shooting in Cut Off. L-S-P says Lafourche Parish Sheriff deputies and an officer with Port Fourchon Harbor Police were fired upon by a subject at the residence. Officials say a Harbor Police officer fired back and fatally shot 32-year-old Geraldo Reyes of Cut Off. No law enforcement were injured during the shooting.