1:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Jeff Landry was in Moreauville today to assist with the distribution of disaster relief supplies. Officials estimate between 800 to 850 homes were flooded in Avoyelles Parish during Thursday’s historic rain event. Landry says finding temporary shelter is a main priority…

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Meanwhile during last week’s flood event, the Cajun Navy 2016 was conducting water rescues along the Biloxi River in Gulfport, Mississippi. Spokesperson Trey Williams says among those rescued a youth baseball team from Fort Worth, Texas…

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Shreveport golfer Sam Burns finished just one stroke short of his first major championship at the U.S. Open yesterday. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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Richard Fontenot has been re-elected to serve a third term as president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau. Fontenot is a fourth-generation rice, soybean and crawfish farmer from Ville Platte.

Also construction has been completed on the 128-million dollar I-20 rehabilitation project in Bossier and Caddo Parishes. The project has improved turning lanes, travel lanes, shoulders and access points along a heavily traveled portion of I-20.