9:30 LRN Newscast

State senators express regret over approving a state budget that contained a 100-million dollar cut in funding to the Department of Health. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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LSU toppled Tennessee last night in a 5-to-nothing win. LSU left-hander Nate Ackenahusen threw six shutout innings. The Tigers will need to beat Wake Forest tonight to stay alive. The first pitch is at 6PM.

A new report by CreditCards.com finds Louisiana has the third highest credit card debt burden in the country. The state’s average credit card balance is 54 hundred dollars. Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman says people in Louisiana live on a below-average household income.

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Louisiana ranked 47th in average household income with an average of $76,000 annually.

The parents of 29-year-old Donovan Bailey who was killed in Reserve in 2013  have joined with Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans to increase the reward amount for new tips in the cold case. President Darlene Causanza (cu-zan-za) hopes increasing the amount will garner new leads in the case.

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Anyone with leads should contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111, download the  CSGNO app, or visit crimestoppersgno.org to post a tip.