9:30 LRN Newscast

The incumbent and the endorsee have qualified in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race. Andrew Greenstein reports

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Two suspects are wanted in connection with an aggravated vehicular assault that happened on Feb. 7 during the Jeanerette Mardi Gras Parade.  Police are searching for 28 year old Jazzmin Jade Larae Rose and 25 year old Hailey Mazzie Batiste, both of Broussard.

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President Trump has posthumously pardoned LSU legend Billy Cannon for his involvement in a counterfeiting scheme that resulted in him spending two-and-half years in prison. Billy Cannon’s daughter, Bunnie Cannon, says the family is ecstatic over the news…

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Cannon died in 2018. He’s one of five former NFL players pardoned by President Trump for crimes they committed.

Southwest Louisiana businessman Lee Mallett is the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, after 14 years on the Board. Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson says Mallett’s not afraid to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the LSU System…

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