Updated LRN 7:30 Newscast

Once again a bill to allow a non-felon over the age of 18 to carry a concealed weapon without a permit has been filed for the regular legislative session.
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.”

A Democrat from Lake Charles announces he’s running for State Treasurer. 42-year-old Dustin Granger is a professional financial planner and wants to make the state better for future generations…:
Cut 13 (07) “…running for Treasurer.”

The Lafayette-based biotech company – Tides Medical is expanding its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilit, which produces skin grafts…
cut 4 (11) “….our products”
Tides Medical CEO, Joe Spell, says the expansion will 77 retain jobs and create 40 new ones.

In 2020, Louisiana saw Hurricane Laura and Delta make landfall very close to each other and a few weeks apart. In 2021, it was Hurricane Ida and then 15 days later a weakening Nicholas came through southeast Louisiana. A Princeton study says expect to see more back-to-back storms because of climate change. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the researchers make this prediction because they believe climate change will lead to larger hurricanes….
cut 9 (10) “…going into the future”