10:30 LRN Newscast May 10

Governor Landry was at the Southern Border in Texas visiting with Louisiana National Guard Soldiers who are assisting with border security. Colleen Crain has the story…

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Funeral arrangements for former Rosepine Senator James David Cain have been announced. Cain who served in the House from 1972 to 92 and the Senate from 92 to 2008 passed away Wednesday. His funeral will be held next Friday May 17th at Grace Church in DeRidder.

As Louisiana’s congressional map is still up in the air, after more than two years trying to draw the map the State Attorney General and civil rights groups have filed for an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. Jared Evans with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says after it’s time for SCOTUS settle the issue for the 2024 election.

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With the future of West Monroe’s Glenwood Regional Hospital in jeopardy, after parent company Steward Health Care declared bankruptcy, Mayor Staci Mitchell says the potential closure would gravely impact the city and they are doing all they can to help the hospital get sold and remain open.

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Mitchell says complicating the possible sale of the hospital is that Medical Properties Trust owns the land and building.