8:30 LRN Newscast

A bill to lower the number of voter signatures needed to recall a public official wins passage in the House. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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There is video of Congressman Clay Higgins physically removing an activist from a press conference after asking Congresswoman Lauren Boebert about her divorce. Higgins then grabbed the man and escorted him away…
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Higgins says he had to escort the activist away because it was a disturbance by a mental person.

The state says there are about 60-thousand homeowners who are eligible for financial assistance through the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program that have yet to apply for assistance. Restore Louisiana provides grant dollars to repair homes damaged during the 2020-21 hurricane season…
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That’s Pat Forbes with the Office of Community Development. For more information go to restore-dot-la-dot-gov.

There are viral photos and videos’ of alligators sunning on the beaches in Mississippi and Alabama. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Alligator Program Manager Jeb Linscombe says gators are just like every other species of wild animals…
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But he says they do eventually return to their usual habitat. Alligators nest in freshwater.