11:30 LRN Newscast

The times, they are a-changin’ at the Louisiana inspector general’s office. Governor Landry taps Angele Davis to the position and is changing the duties of that role. Landry says the Office of the Inspector General will be in charge of finding efficiencies in state government.

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Electric vehicle adoption experienced tremendous growth throughout the year last year; and now, there are more than 21-thousand of them registered throughout Louisiana. All this happened even after Congress pulled the plug on the EV tax credits that weren’t supposed to expire until 2032. Ann Vail, the executive director of Louisiana Clean Fuels, pins some of the credit on an improving charging infrastructure.

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President Trump is encouraging Congresswoman Julia Letlow to run for U.S. Senate. Jeff Palermo reports Letlow would be a formidable challenger to Bill Cassidy’s re-election campaign.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to address the British Parliament tomorrow to kick off the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Johnson was invited to address Parliament by his counterpart in the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Johnson will be the first U.S. House speaker to address the British Parliament.