6:30 LRN Newscast

Another statewide poll shows Attorney General Jeff Landry with a big lead in the governor’s race. The Republican from Acadiana received 36-percent of the vote in a survey commissioned by several media outlets. Democrat Shawn Wilson polled at 26-percent, Independent Hunter Lundy seven percent, and everyone else six percent or lower.

A new online tool allows parents to get a better idea of potential child support obligations. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Bayou State continues to bake and several cities could break records today and tomorrow for highest ever recorded temperature. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the highest ever recorded temperature for Shreveport was 110 degrees, in Baton Rouge,105, and in New Orleans 102 degrees. But today…
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Tonight at 7 PM, Louisiana Public Broadcasting will air the first public broadcast of Cajundome City, a documentary that explores sheltering efforts for 18,500 evacuees in the Cajundome following Hurricane Katrina. Co-Director Christopher Allain (Ah-lan) says the documentary shows how the Lafayette area stepped up…
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The documentary includes interviews with volunteers, hurricane survivors, and Cajundome management.