1:30 LRN Newscast March 29

A Bossier City woman’s ploy to fool her boyfriend that she birthed his child ends with attempted kidnapping charges. BRPD spokesperson Darren Ahmed says 21-year-old Dinesty Selmon cased Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge for weeks and preyed on an infant that had the least visitors.

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Ahmed says she told the boyfriend their fictitious child was born in Alexandria and being treated in Baton Rouge.

New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu files legislation for a constitutional convention so state lawmakers and delegates appointed by the governor can write a new state constitution. He says when the state faces a budget deficit, higher education and health care take the brunt of the cuts because certain areas are constitutionally protected…

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The LSU Lady Tigers are gearing up for their Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Saturday at noon. Jeff Palermo has a preview…

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And for crawfish prices are up fifty-cents a pound this week , due to the traditional demand for Easter. According to the Crawfish App, the average for a pound of boiled mudbugs is $6.99, and $4.75 for live crawfish. And for your Easter boil they say be prepared to pay $150 to $200 for a 35-pound sack.