5:30 LRN Newscast Jun 26

The head of the New Orleans 9-1-1 emergency system is stepping down after an accident in his taxpayer-provided car. Tyrell Morris failed to submit to a required drug and alcohol screening after the May 7th crash. Morris issued a statement that he needed to work on his mental health.

A project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to lower the risk of flooding by elevating homes along the coast of Southwest Louisiana has already received $300 million dollars in funding…

Cut 2 (32)  “….I’m Teiko Foxx”  

News of the Supreme Court of the United States lifting of a hold on Louisiana’s Congressional map case makes it highly likely the map will be redrawn to have two black-majority-district instead of one. Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis was among the voters who sued the state because the map was not indicative of the state’s 33-percent Black population.

Cut 6 (08)  “…I believe.” 

The case can resume a hearing in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tonight, is the night, the final game of the college baseball season, so will it be LSU or Florida? LSU can use some clutch hits tonight. They’ve left 20 runners on base in the first two games of this series. But Coach Jay Johnson has confidence the hits with men on base will come…

Cut  14 (14)  “…I’m good with that”

The first pitch is at 6 o’clock.