5:30 LRN Newscast

A survey paid for by the state shows Louisiana’s menhaden industry is not killing as many red fish as feared. The study shows that about 30-thousand redfish were killed by the industry last year, and Golden Meadow Representative Joe Orgeron wants that number to come down.

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Paul McCartney is returning to New Orleans as his “Got Back Tour” will make a stop at the Smoothie King Center on October 29th. NOLA-dot-com entertainment reporter Keith Spera says Sir Paul has a long history with New Orleans…

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University Lab five-star defensive lineman Lamar Brown committed to LSU live on ESPN 2 today. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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A man who killed a state trooper and a female relative in October of 2021 reached a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty. 35-year-old Matthew Mire (“meer”) was sentenced in Ascension Parish to two consecutive life prison terms, plus nearly 350 years, without the possibility of parole. Mire killed Master Trooper Adam Gaubert (go-BEAR) and Pamela Adair during the three-parish rampage.