1:30 LRN Newscast

Many are debating President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel or in some cases reduce a person’s college loan debt by as much as 20-thousand dollars. Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says it is unfair for a person who paid off their college loan, while others who have not are catching a big break…
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But Democratic New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says the President is bringing long-needed relief to student loan borrowers.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is defending the 43-thousand dollars spent on a four-day trip to France where she signed a “sister city” agreement with a resort town on the French Riviera. Cantrell says the trip allowed her to promote…
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NOLA-dot-com says Cantrell and her aides stayed at a luxury hotel overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

LSU officials are thrilled about the success of their latest fundraising campaign. It has surpassed its goal three years earlier than projected. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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LaFourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is sitting up today after suffering a heart attack Sunday night. Webre says doctors told him that the type of heart attack he has is often fatal. Webre credits the doctors and medical staff for the lifesaving measures they performed.