7:30 LRN Newscast

Four Republican gubernatorial candidates addressed members of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and what they each would prioritize as governor.
Cut 2 (44) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, are returning to their pre-COVID benefit amount as the additional assistance has expired. This will impact about 462-thousand Louisiana households. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department of Children and Family Services, Monica Brown, says additional resources are available for families in need…
cut 5 (08) “…..help them”
Again that number is 2-1-1.

Trina Edwards, the 44-year-old widow of former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards, has announced a wedding date for her and her fiancé, 79-year-old former legislative leader John Alario. She says they plan to marry June 1st at the State Supreme Court Building in New Orleans…
Cut 7 (09) “…30 or 40 people.”
Trina Edwards was married to Edwin Edwards for ten years before he died in July 2021.