4:30 LRN Newscast

Attorney General Liz Murrill is addressing the video released by State Police that showed Kyren Lacy speeding along Highway 20 in Lafourche Parish just prior to a fatal crash last December. Murrill says the video leaves no doubt into Lacy’s role in the crash.

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The Louisiana Military Department breaks ground on a new 37-million dollar National Guard Readiness Center in Lafayette. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says it will be much bigger than the current armory on Surrey Street.

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Collins says they hope to be able to have the facility up and running by the fall of 2027.

After examining cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends whole home generators should be located at least 25 feet from the home. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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A traffic stop in Acadia Parish leads to a huge drug bust. Police pulled over a vehicle on I-10 and found narcotics, firearms and 12-thousand dollars inside. Two Baton Rouge men – Denarrya Lathers and Alvin Deville Jr. – are arrested and are facing a slew of charges.