2:30 LRN Newscast

Two cities in the Bayou State are among the Top 30 Allergy Capitals in the country. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Governor John Bel Edwards released a statement on the deaths of Louisiana natives killed in the Nashville mass shooting yesterday. Governor Edwards asked the entire state to pray for the families of Cynthia Peak and Katherine Koonce and all the victims of Monday’s evil mass shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School. Three children and three adults were killed.

Recent Cyberattacks have targeted seven Louisiana colleges this year.  Nearly a month ago, Southeastern Louisiana was the target of a cyberattack that impacted online classes, entry to dormitories, campus activities, sporting events, and more. Southeastern Louisiana Professor Dayne Sherman said it was a situation that should have been prevented.

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The university has upgraded its digital security measures to ensure the safety of student and faculty data information.

A completed autopsy report on Nathan Millard, the Georgia businessman who went missing in Baton Rouge and found several days later rolled up in plastic and a rug, shows he died from a combination of drugs, including fentanyl. East Baton Rouge Coroner Doctor Beau Clark…

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Authorities have arrested a well-known drug dealer and a prostitute in the case. Cops are still searching for a second prostitute who was with Millard before he died.