08:30 LNR Newscast, July 22nd

A state senator receives a profanity laced voicemail after voting to override the governor’s veto on a bill to ban sex altering medical procedures on minors. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
Cut 1 (36) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

And once again the Mega Millions jackpot was not won last night, and the prize soars to an estimated $820 million dollars. That’s the 5th largest in the history of the game. By the way, the odds of winning are 1 in 302.6 million. The next drawing is Tuesday.

Gas prices are climbing once again as the statewide average for a gallon of regular rose another 2 cents overnight to $3.19 cents. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says though we’re seeing an increase at the pump, demand for has hardly budged from last week…:
CUT 16 (13) “week or so”
He says Louisiana is one of just 10 states that have seen the largest increases over the past month.

Reporters came away from SEC Media Days last week choosing Alabama to win the West in a preseason poll, with LSU a close second. But Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne believes the Tigers should be in the top spot…:
Cut 12 (08) “none of that”
Alabama picked up 165 first place votes to LSU’s 117.