6:30 LRN Newscast

Louisiana’s special session is underway, with Governor Jeff Landry making the case for significant tax reform. Andrew Greenstein has more…

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Hurricane Rafael has entered the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, but it’s no longer a threat to Louisiana. The Category two storm is expected to head west and eventually weaken to a tropical storm as it moves towards Mexico.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump. Cassidy says the future looks bright for the country and Louisiana…

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Junior Senator John Kennedy says the election was a choice between hope and hurt. Americans chose hope.

Louisiana’s oil and gas industry is hailing the re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Mike Moncla, the president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, says it will be good to have a President who will ease up on regulations, since according to him the Biden administration was not friendly to the industry.

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