11:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Landry makes a generous announcement in Shreveport in the wake of Sunday’s tragedy where eight children were killed.

Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

It’s been a tough season for the defending champion LSU baseball team, and some difficult news broke this morning as the Tigers leading home run hitter, Jake Brown, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken hamate bone that will require surgery.

 

If you drive a pickup truck, you will want to make sure you’re wearing your seatbelt. That’s because this week is “Buckle Up In Your Truck Week,”

Cut 13 (14)  “…numbers this week.”

That’s Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, who says pickup truck drivers pulled over for not wearing their seatbelts this week will be issued 50-dollar tickets.

It is Love the Boot Week and there are activities happening all around the state where groups will be volunteering to clean up areas of our state. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says a clean state results in a better state and more jobs. Nungesser remembers what the president of Nissan said to him more than 25 years ago…

Cut 8 (08) “…employees living here.”