6:30 LRN Newscast

The gubernatorial primary election is Saturday. John Tobler with the Secretary of State says voters can use the GeauxVote app or go to geaux-vote-dot-com to find important information before heading to the polls.
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Will election day produce any surprises? Colleen Crane spoke with a political observer…
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Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise has given up on his bid to be the next House Speaker. The votes were not there for Scalise to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy.

The Louisiana Pardon Board will review the cases of five death row inmates today who are seeking clemency before Governor Edwards leaves office. One of the inmates seeking a life sentence instead of a death sentence is former New Orleans Police Officer Antoinette Frank, the lone female on death row.

An annuluar solar eclipse will take place tomorrow. For Louisiana, about 75-percent of the sun will be covered up by the moon from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. You should use specialized glasses to view the eclipse and if you don’t have any…astronomer Doctor Cran Lucas says build a pinhole camera…
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