7:30 LRN Newscast

A big cold front will move through the state today. Already in north Louisiana, temperatures are in the 40s and we are seeing widespread showers. The colder temperatures will spread across central and south Louisiana as the day goes on. But State Climatologist Barry Keim says rain chances will drop as the front moves south…
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Northwestern State’s football season is over as a result of the fatal shooting of safety Ronnie Caldwell. The family of Caldwell says they told Coach Brad Laird that the apartment Caldwell was living in was unsafe and then three days later he was murdered. Attorney Troy Pradia says they don’t know why the school chose to end the season or why Laird resigned…
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Pradia says the family plans to file legal action against Northwestern State.

What’s the best hospital in the state of Louisiana? According to Newsweek magazine, it’s Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport-Bossier. Teiko Foxx has more…
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In New Orleans, Archbishop Gregory Aymond is closing and consolidating several parishes because of financial difficulties. The Diocese filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020 as a result of mounting sexual abuse lawsuits. But Aymond in a letter, cited COVID-19, natural disasters, inflation and rising insurance costs for the financial troubles.