8:30 LRN Newscast

The U-S Department of Justice has been conducting a pattern and practice inquiry of Louisiana State Police after reports surfaced that troopers were unfairly targeting minorities. The 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene is the most publicized example. Attorney General-elect Liz Murrill says the state will also conduct its own review…
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28-year veteran Robert Hodges will serve as the state’s next Louisiana State Police Superintendent, replacing the retiring Lamar Davis on January 8th.

There is a slight risk for flash flooding for southwest Louisiana and into central Louisiana today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says several locations will receive at least two inches of rain and rainfall amounts of three to four inches are possible. Keim says the state can use the rain…
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LSU’s Bayou Barbie is back as Angel Reese will be on the floor tonight when 7th ranked LSU hosts 9th ranked Virginia Tech. Colleen Crain has the story…
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Caddo Sheriff candidate John Nickelson’s lawsuit gets a hearing today. Nickelson lost to Henry Whitehorn by one vote, but he’s asking the courts to call for a new election, because he says several mail-in ballots counted did not have a signature and he claims six deceased people voted. Whitehorn says he’s the undisputed winner.