10:30 LRN Newscast

LSU’s defense shuts down Florida and sends a clear message to the rest of the SEC. Andrew Greenstein is at Tiger Stadium with more.

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LSU football received a commitment today from one of the top quarterbacks in the Class of 2027, Pop Houston from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport.

And he’s done it again; Lafayette pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis set a 14th  world record as he cleared 20 feet 8 inches at the World Championships in Tokyo.

 

It’s been a record-breaking year for whooping (HOOP-ing) cough, but State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says cases are starting to subside…

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Sokol says Louisiana has confirmed 379 whooping cough cases. She says 61 people have been hospitalized, with 70-percent of them being under the age of one. Sokol urges expectant mothers to get vaccinated.

Tens of thousands of Louisiana Blue policyholders will soon be getting rebate checks in the mail. Mike Bertaut (BURR-tow), the senior healthcare economist with Louisiana Blue, says Louisiana Blue has been very proactive in holding the line on healthcare costs.

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And since Louisiana Blue was successful in that regard, Bertaut says Louisiana Blue is required to rebate money back to eligible policyholders.