9:30 LRN Newscast

Senator Bill Cassidy commented on statements made by the FBI and Federal Energy Department stating COVID-19 emerged as a worldwide pandemic after being released from a research lab in Wuhan, China. Media outlets told people worldwide the virus emerged “organically:” from people consuming animals at a Wuhan “wet market.” Cassidy says the public was told misleading things about COVID.

Cut 5 (10) “…natural vaccination.”

 

Surveillance images released by Texas Equusearch show Nathan Millard (me-lard), a 42-year-old Georgia Executive,  inside a downtown Baton Rouge hotel before he disappeared. Millard was in town for business and disappeared after leaving Happy’s Irish Pub last week. Texas EquuSearch Search Coordinator, Kristen Harvey says the video shows an individual using Millard’s debit cards at the Greyhound bus station in Baton Rouge.

Cut 9 (09)  “…vanished.”

 Anyone with information on Millard’s disappearance can contact BRPD at 225-389-3853.

 

The Louisiana Association of Business & Industry’s Annual Meeting today in Baton Rouge will feature the first forum of 2023 Governor candidates.The candidates’ forum will take place during the luncheon. LABI President & CEO Stephen Waguespack  says the theme is the future of the state and its future leaders…:

Cut 12 (06) “…informative policy.”

 The LABI event gets underway this morning at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Baton Rouge.

 

Congresswoman Julia Letlow wants to give parents legal protections so they can inquire about what their child is being taught in school with the Parents Bill of Rights Act.  As a former educator, Letlow says the bill isn’t an attack on teachers whatsoever, it merely helps build a foundation between teachers, schools, and parents. Letlow says during the pandemic parents were exposed to their child’s lesson plans and when they questioned them…

Cut 13 (06) “…domestic terrorist.” 

Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley also supports the legislation.