10:30 LRN Newscast April 1

The LSU women’s basketball program is heading to its first national championship game after beating Virginia Tech 79-72 in Dallas last night. LSU outscored the Hokies 29-13 in the fourth quarter. Alexis Morris had 27 points to lead the way…
cut 16 (16) “…don’t even know.”

They play Iowa tomorrow afternoon for the title.

Governor John Bel Edwards urges Medicaid recipients to take action and check their eligibility status to avoid losing coverage. He says look for a package in the mail and reply right away…:

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State lawmakers are accused of coming up with nutty ideas, well this one might make sense as a central Louisiana lawmaker wants to make the pecan the official state nut. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (30)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

And St Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith welcomes the department’s newest recruit, six-week-old Diesel, a pygmy goat who is undergoing narcotic detection training. Diesel will serve as part of the K-9 unit and his petite size allows him to search in small tight spaces. His first day of training begins today, April Fools.