4:30 LRN Newscast July 6

Lawmen in Shreveport hope the public will help them nab the men who shot up a crowded July 4th block party in the MLK district Tuesday night; killing 4 people and wounding another 7. Shreveport council member Tabitha Taylor expressed her sadness and anger toward the persons involved…:

CUT 06(12)      “…you hurt.”

Caddo Crimestoppers number: 318-673-7373.

A new Kaplan Research poll on the fall governor’s race shows Jeff Landry polling at 30-percent, while other GOP contenders in single digits. Pollster Doug Kaplan says, if some drop out and Landry wins over some of the 24-percent “undecideds”, he could get to 50-percent and avoid a runoff…:

CUT 04(10)      “…his way.”

Democrat Shawn Wilson polls in 2nd place.

 

Is Twitter causing users to cut the cord and find their way to Threads? So far 30 million have signed up for the new social media platform. Brooke Thorington has more…:

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says they arrested 12 boaters statewide for alleged driving a vessel while drunk during the annual Operation Dry Water Weekend, which ran from July 1st through the 3rd. The bad news: it’s the same number of arrests from the July 4th weekend a year ago. The good news: it’s not more than last year.