11:30 LRN Newscast April 25

A person convicted of distributing 28 grams or more of fentanyl would receive the same sentence as a person convicted of murder, life in prison without the possibility of parole under a bill approved by the House Criminal Justice Committee today. Bill author Crowley Representative John Stefanksi…

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Individuals convicted of possessing or distributing less than 28 grams of fentanyl would be sentenced to five to 40 years in prison with a 50-thousand dollar fine.

President Joe Biden says he’s running for a second term in 2024, asking voters to allow him to “finish this job” in a video released today. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it is unlikely Biden will face any serious Democratic party contenders.

Cut 3 (11) “…party challenger.”

A Danish-based energy investments group is looking to build a $4-billion reduced-carbon ammonia plant in St. Charles Parish. Project director Ramesh Raman (rah-MESH ROM-un) for the St. Charles Clean Fuels company says tax incentives were a factor in their decision but they also were drawn to the existing ports and infrastructure St. Charles Parish offers…:

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The facility will create over 200 new direct jobs.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Louisiana is $3.24. Usually, at this time of the year, the price at the pump is rising, but it’s actually fallen a nickel in the last week. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman…

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The price is forecasted to drop to $3.15 a gallon.