1:30 LRN Newscast July 12

In a new million-dollar ad buy, Attorney General and the Republican frontrunner in the governor’s race, Jeff Landry, tells voters he understands the struggles of working-class families. Landry says he dug ditches in a sugarcane field, served our country, and worked nights as an officer while raising a family…

Cut 11 (11)  “…delivers solutions.”

Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat believes the 30-second TV ad will resonate with voters because it touches on the lack of progress in Louisiana…

Cut 12 (09) “…fixed” 

Landry, Republican Treasurer John Schroder, and former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack are the only candidates in the race who have released statewide TV ads.

At an excavation site in the Kisatchie National Forest in Vernon Parish, UL-Lafayette researchers have found rare artifacts dating back to the last Ice Age. Professor of Anthropology Dr. Mark says evidence that suggests that a bow and arrow they uncovered was used by nomadic groups who occupied the land 13,000 years ago.

Cut 7 (12)  “…South Louisiana…” 

Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot of $750 million is among the largest jackpots in the game’s history. Dustin Annison with the Louisiana Lottery says most winners choose to take cash value which would be almost $379 million for this jackpot versus an annuity of $750 million.

Cut 9 (10)  “…full jackpot.”