7:30 LRN Newscast

Louisiana is suing the Biden Administration over revised Title IX rules that prohibit discrimination based on a student’s sexual and gender identity. Governor Jeff Landry says the state department of education has already told public schools not to follow these new rules…
cut 6 (12) “…set forth”
State officials say the new rules will result in biological girls sharing bathroom and locker room space with biological boys who are transgender girls.

Director of Louisiana Trans Advocates, Peyton Rose Michelle, says Louisiana’s government leaders continue to try and erase trans individuals…
Cut 7 (12) “…queer kids.”

The city of Ruston, the state DOTD and the federal highway administration have signed a memorandum of understanding that acknowledges the type of infrastructure needed to build the first Buc-ees off of I-20 in Lincoln Parish. Construction is expected to begin later this year and the store will open next year. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker is excited about the economic impact Buc-ees will have on the region…
cut 12 (11) “…at Buccees”

In an effort to bring more bird watchers to Louisiana, the state office of tourism has launched a new website called birding-louisiana-dot-com. Assistant secretary for the state office of tourism, Doug Bouregois, says bird watchers means international visitors, which the state already experiences with the Yellows Rails and Rice Festival in Jefferson Davis Parish in October…
cut 16 (09) “…Yellow Rails”
The website is briding-louisiana-dot-com.