7:30 LRN Newscast

More criticism from Lake Charles officials over the state department of transportation’s proposal to use toll money to pay for a proposed two-point-one billion dollar I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River. Lake Charles Representative Phillip Tarver believes the project is too elaborate and so is the price tag…
cut 12 (10) “…years now”

Louisiana is the 12th state to enact surgical smoke evacuation legislation. Director of the State Nurses Association Ahnyel Burkes says smoke can form when skin is burned during surgical procedures…
cut 5 (10) “….is harmful”
The new law requires operating rooms to have equipment to get the smoke out of the room.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class of 2023 will be inducted this weekend in Natchitoches. Hall of Fame Foundation President Ronnie Rantz gave Kace Kieschnick a rundown…
cut 3 (33) “…I”m Kace KIeschnick”

One of the top pitchers in the Southeastern Conference is transferring to LSU. Alabama’s Luke Holman is heading to Baton Rouge after going 7-4 with a 3.67 ERA and 87 strikeouts.