LRN Newscast 2:30

Cotton used to be Louisiana’s top agricultural commodity, but this year the state is expected to produce its smallest cotton crop ever. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Colorado State has revised its hurricane forecast and they are now calling for one less named storm and one less hurricane. The C-S-U forecast team is predicting 16 named storms, eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes. There have been three named storms this year, all of them have been tropical storms.

President Trump’s budget bill phases out wind and solar power tax credits created during the Biden Administration. These tax credits help energy companies pay for projects that produce solar and wind energy. Director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, Doctor Greg Upton, says less than one percent of the electricity in Louisiana comes from solar and wind and that percentage will likely not grow as a result

Cut 5 (07) “…that speed.”

One of the top high school football prospects in the state will announce tomorrow where he plans to attend college. University High’s Lamar Brown is rated as a five-star defensive lineman and Zach Nagy of SI on LSU says Brown has narrowed his decision to two schools…

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Brown canceled his official visit to LSU following his trip to College Station.