12:30 LRN newscast

The weather on Easter Sunday is expected to be much better than the rainy conditions we’re experiencing today. But in the meantime, State Climatologist Barry Keim says the rain and clouds will hang around until Saturday night.
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A large portion of north Louisiana is under a flash flood watch until tonight and all of south Louisiana is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning.

The biggest crawfish weekend of the season is upon us. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King…
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You can find boiled crawfish this weekend for an average of $4.75 a pound and live will run you $2.59 a pound.

A bill to require insurance companies to pay fertility preservation costs for cancer patients has been filed for the upcoming session. Brooke Thorington has more.
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