9:30 LRN Newscast

The LSU Tigers will play for a Regional Championship today after winning two games on Sunday, beating Wofford 13 to six and then North Carolina eight to four. Thatcher Hurd had his best start of the season to beat the Tar Heels. Coach Jay Johnson on his decision to start Hurd…
cut 16 (13) “…certainly did’
The Regional Championship game is at 5 PM today against U-N-C. U-L Lafayette and Tulane’s seasons ended yesterday with losses.

U-L Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says based on new data from the federal government, the state only added 99-hundred jobs in 2023, well below the 39-thousand that initial projections pegged
cut 9 (08) “…average year”

Today is the final day of the legislative session. State lawmakers approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It contains a two-thousand dollar stipend for teachers on top of their regular salary. But early childhood education received a nine-million dollar cut. That could mean fewer low income students will receive state dollars to participate in early childhood programs.

ULM has received a $750 thousand grant over three years from the state’s Entertainment Development Fund. .
Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”