8:30 LRN Newscast

Expanding the methods the state can use to carry out an execution could be legislation we’ll see when lawmakers gather for a special session on crime next month. 2010 was the last time the state executed a death row prisoner and Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Governor Jeff Landry will look to restart executions again….
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There are 59 inmates on death row.

Despite all of his legal trouble, former President Donald Trump is on the verge of securing the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race. LSU-Shreveport political science professor Jeff Sadow says the criminal indictments and negative press have led to Republicans rallying around Trump…
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Victoria Edwards, a daughter of former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards is telling her story in the book The Life and Times of a Governor’s Daughter. Brooke Thorington has more.
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Today marks the start of tax season. You can begin filing your state and federal income taxes today. Federal taxes are due April 15th and Louisiana requires taxpayers to file state income taxes by May 15th.