10:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Landry has signed a package of election integrity and security bills designed to enhance election safeguards and further secure Louisiana’s election process. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says one of the measures strengthens the state’s voter ID laws.

Cut 13 (12)  “…vote would count.”

Landry says the new voter ID law lists the acceptable forms of identification needed for a voter to cast a ballot if he or she shows up to vote without a state-issued photo ID. It goes into effect July 1st, 2027.

Public School teachers in Richland Parish are set to receive huge bonuses as a result of sales taxes generated from the construction of the 27-billion-dollar Meta A-I Data center. Greg Hilburn of the USA Today Network is reporting the bonus checks could be as much as 50-thousand dollars for vested, certified teachers.

 

Vermilion Catholic in Abbeville has put a new policy in place that prohibits its kindergarten through eighth grade students from using social media. Father Alexander Albert says response to the new policy is mostly positive…

Cut 5 (10) “…easier as parents”

The school’s policy largely mirrors the policies of the social media platforms, most of which prohibit anyone under 13 years old from creating accounts.

The College World Series starts tomorrow, and the Ole Miss Rebels will face North Carolina. One of the Rebels’ top players is former West Monroe star Hayden Federico. His dad is former ULM head coach and current La Tech assistant Michael Federico…

Cut 12 (11) “…win a national championship”