6:30 LRN Newscast

Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy has 9.5 million dollars in campaign funds as he gears up for his re-election bid. Two of Cassidy’s opponents, state Senator Blake Miguez and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming report having two million dollars on hand. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Cassidy continues to do well in getting donors to support his campaign…

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Cassidy’s other two challengers in the Republican party primary, P-S-C member Eric Skrmetta and St. Tammany Parish councilwoman Kathy Seiden have yet to report their donations for the third quarter.

The LSU Tigers and the LSU-Shreveport Pilots will be recognized for their national championships in baseball earlier this year with a ceremony this afternoon at the White House. LSU-S went a perfect 59-0. Athletics director Lucas Morgan…

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The White House ceremony is at 3 PM central time.

A special session begins on Thursday at the state capitol, as lawmakers look at delaying next year’s party primaries for the federal elections. Andre Champagne has the story.

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A sad story out of north Louisiana as a 17-year-old from Monroe was killed when he was struck by lightning while hunting in Union Parish on Saturday. First responders found Colton Gauge Honeycutt inside an elevated deer stand in a remote wooded area.