10:30 LRN Newscast Sept 22

The restaurant where Allie Rice worked is helping collect reward money for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who gunned the LSU student down last Friday. One of the owners of The Shed, Chez Ciccone says the reward is up to $30,000 and he thinks it will make a difference.

Cut 4 (08)  “…people know.”

A federal judge rules the government may NOT require masks and/or COVID shots for teachers, staff, and volunteers with Project Head Start.  Liberty Justice Center and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, whose general counsel Sarah Harbison who litigated the suit says now that President Biden says the pandemic “over”  why would the feds persist on mandates?

Cut 9 (07)  “…and medical decisions.”

Because New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell refuses to reimburse the city for her travel expenses to France, councilman JP Morrell and other council members are working on a plan to recoup the more than $43 thousand in expenses.

Cut 3 (10) “…at the budget.” 

 

New Orleans has experienced astronomical crime rates this year with over 200 people murdered. On Governor Edwards monthly call-in radio program he was asked if the crime rate is impacting tourism. Edwards says hotel and sales tax revenues indicate that tourism is actually up in Crescent City and getting more police officers will make a difference.

Cut 15 (08) “… retain them.”