6:30 am Newscast

“Love the Boot Week” kicks off today in Louisiana with more than 600n clean up and beautification events planned across the state. You can sign up to get help clean up litter in Louisiana keepLouisianaBeautiful-dot-org. If you can’t participate next week, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says you can do your part any time.

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The Louisiana Department of Health has released updated mercury and fish advisories for ten bodies of water and it’s issued a new warning for Lake Maurepas in southeast Louisiana. L-D-H Environmental Health section chief Shannon Soileau says because of mercury contamination, there are now fish consumption advisories for 51 waterways in Louisiana…

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A south Louisiana lawmaker believes teachers should have the option to possess a gun in the classroom. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Faster internet has arrived for rural and smaller Louisiana towns. T-Mobile announces the completion of a 290-million-dollar upgrade and expansion. Senior Vice President Jennifer Silveira….

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The investment also includes a 50 million dollar upgrade in the Greater New Orleans area.