7:30 LRN Newscast

Hammond Police are pushing for attempted murder charges against three individuals involved in supplying fentanyl to a Southeastern Louisiana student who nearly died after overdosing on the drug. Police chief Edwin Bergeron says if you give drugs to someone and they nearly died after taking them, they should be charged with attempted murder…
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The three people arrested are Kawaiishh Brown, Shyheim Pines and Mark Fridge the Third.

A whopping 92-pound, nearly 50-inch Grass Carp was captured in Lake Concordia in Ferriday. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Shelby Richard (Ree-shard) says the carp was taken during standard spring electrofishing sampling
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Had this carp been captured by traditional fishing methods, it would have bested the current IGFA All-Tackle World Record by four pounds, which was caught in Bulgaria in 2009.

It’s the biggest weekend of the year for crawfish eating. Teiko Foxx reports there’s been a bump in prices heading into the Easter weekend…
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Louisiana saw a decline in honey production last year because of the drought and a late freeze last March. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says in a typical year, Louisiana produces more than three million pounds of honey, but last year it was two-million. Strain understands the struggle as he’s a beekeeper himself…
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