10:30 LRN Newscast

There are reports U-L System President Jim Henderson will be named the new president at Louisiana Tech.

The principal at Walker High School in Livingston Parish, Jason St. Pierre, has taken leave for the remainder of the school year. This comes after Pierre issued a public apology to Kaylee Timonet, who was briefly removed from Student Government Association, because of a how she danced on a video taken at a private party.

With so many scary movies available this month, you might wonder why some are into them more than others and when is your child old enough to watch them. Brooke Thorington has more.
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot is up to $1.55 billion, with a cash value of $679 million. Spokesperson Dustin Annison says the current multi-state Powerball jackpot is near historic.
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A Powerball ticket purchased in Houma for last Saturday’s drawing is worth one million dollars. It was purchased at the Plantation Truck Stop and Casino on LA 311.

The Savannah Bananas are making a stop on their 2024 world tour at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium. And if you aren’t familiar with the Bananas imagine if the Harlem Globetrotters were a baseball team. Laura Cating with Visit Baton Rouge says it’s a perfect fit for the capital city’s culture and the Banana’s first-ever collegiate stadium…
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