2:30 LRN Newscast

Enrollment at LSU-Alexandria is up 33-percent over last year as the school is approaching seven-thousand full-time undergraduate students. Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Shelly Gill says LSU-A’s affordability and commitment to student success have played key roles in attracting more students. And Gill says the university partners with local industries to meet workforce needs.

Cut 4 (12) “…loving what they see at LSUA.”

 

Louisiana U-S Senator John Kennedy had a testy exchange with the executive director of the Arab American Institute. Kennedy accused Maya Berry, a longtime Democratic party activist of supporting Hamas…

Cut 8 (16) “….in a bag (gasps)

 

DOTD marks one year of progress on the $127 million I-20 major rehabilitation project in Bossier City. Spokesperson Erin Buchanan says the project focuses on improving a heavily trafficked section of the interstate, addressing deteriorating road conditions, drainage issues, and upgrading interchanges…

Cut 11 (12) “…moving forward with it.”

Buchanan says they are still on track to complete the project in late 2025.

 

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches has announced it’s induction class of 2025. The headliner is former West Monroe and LSU star and Super Bowl Champion Andrew Whitworth. The class also features several great coaches, including St. Thomas More Boys basketball coach Danny Broussard. The Hall’s Chairman Doug Ireland…

Cut 16 (14) “…in Lafayette”

Also going into the Hall former Lady Techster All-American Vickie Johnson.