8:30 am Newscast

The owner of an engineering firm in New Orleans has been awarded Small Business Person of the Year. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Mick Jagger took an on stage jab at governor Jeff Landry during The Rolling Stones performance at Jazz Fest yesterday. According to reports, Jagger referred to Landry as “real inclusive” and said he’s taking the state back to “the stone age”. Landry clapped back on social media with “You can’t always get what you want.” And added “The only person who might remember the Stone Age is @MickJagger. Love you buddy, you’re always welcome in Louisiana.

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Governor Landry’s legislative priorities are hitting some snags at the Capitol. The school choice bill the governor supports has yet to be heard by Senate Education. And there’s back and forth over the constitutional convention. Representative Julie Emerson’s Education Savings Account bill passed 72 to 32 in the House on April 8, but the measure that would greatly expand the state’s voucher program  has stalled in the Senate…

Cut 14 (12)  “…in a committee.”

The LSU baseball team will host the top ranked Texas A&M Aggies this weekend. A&M currently sits on top of D1 Baseball’s rankings and the Aggies are top 3 in the SEC in almost every category. Head Coach Jay Johnson.

Cut 16 (16)  “… a lot of holes.”