12:30 LRN Newscast

More and more Louisiana homeowners are having their homeowners insurance policies cancelled. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The various interviews have been wrapped up and now we wait to see who will be the next president at LSU. The LSU Board of Supervisors have scheduled a meeting tomorrow morning at 9 AM. McNeese President Wade Rousse is considered the front-runner.

Louisiana was a hit at the JRNY (“Journey”) America Awards, taking home three awards. New Orleans won for Best Food City and Best New Tourism initiative for the new Amtrak Mardi Gras service. Louisiana won for State of the Year. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says we have some of the best outdoor recreation opportunities in the country, if not the world.

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Flights between Alexandria and Houston are resuming after being discontinued in 2022. United is restarting the service between Alexandria International and Bush Intercontinental. Airport Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says they’ve worked to restore service to Houston since the day it was discontinued. The airport got its big break with SkyWest Airlines.

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When service resumes in May, there will be two daily non-stop flights.