11:30 LRN Newscast

After being convicted 46-years ago for killing three gay men in New Orleans, at the age of 16, Warren Harris, Junior is granted parole. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A state judge has ordered a Livingston Parish man to be physically castrated for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says 54-year-old Glenn Sullivan of Springfield has also been sentenced to 50 years after he raped the victim multiple times.

We’ve hit the midway point of the legislative session and Governor Jeff Landry is firmly behind a bill that would make drastic changes to the state’s public records law. During an appearance on the Moon Griffon show, Landry blamed the left for abusing public records law by making numerous public records requests that slow down the process of policymaking…
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Landry says he wants to be fully transparent on how the state spends its money. But some of the initial communications between himself and constituents and staff should remain confidential.

The state Department of Natural Resources announces Louisiana is recipient of a 156-million dollar federal grant to initiate a statewide program called “Solar for Y’all.” D-N-R spokesperson Patrick Courreges says the federal dollars should expand solar panel installations, especially for those who can not afford them
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Courreges says the state will benefit from this federal investment, with so much of the population at risk of losing power for several days as a result of devastating storms.