9:30 am Newscast

A Baton Rouge Representative is calling for an overhaul of Louisiana’s AMBER Alert system after a three hour delay in a request for one on two missing Loranger girls. Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin sent a letter to the governor saying the current system is tedious and overcomplicated.

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Governor Landry has signed legislation giving the Louisiana Workforce Commission the responsibility of spearheading state workforce changes and solutions. LWC now has the power to align certain agencies and create a single point of contact in every region of the state to develop solutions to workforce needs. LWC Secretary Susana Schowen (sh-ow as in ouch-en) says these changes can only result in good things.

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As Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is making national headlines it also faces litigation. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2024 class on tonight.  Headliners are former Saints quarterback Drew Brees and LSU women’s basketball star Seimone Augustus.

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