4:30 LRN Newscast July 12

Senator Bill Cassidy is working on bipartisan legislation to give relief to property owners who are being priced out of their homes with flood insurance hikes. Brooke Thorington explains…:

CUT 01 (31)      “…Thorington.”

Garth Brooks will be the headliner for the announced “Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff”…September 2nd in the Superdome. The show also features Lainey Wilson and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Tickets go on sale Friday.

 

A six-week archaeological dig in Vernon Parish turns up artifacts dating back to the Ice age. U.L.-Lafayette Anthropology Professor Mark Rees says the finds will help shed a lot of light on Louisiana’s earliest residents…:

CUT 08 (12)      “…of dating.”

Students from ULL, LSU and Tulane took part in the dig.

Tonight’s Powerball jackpot sits at just over $750-million; among the highest in the game’s history. Louisiana Lottery’s Dustin Annison says most winner choose the lump-sum cash out option, which would be about $379-million, versus the $750-million annuity…:

CUT 09 (10)      “…full jackpot.”

Get tickets until 9 tonight.