6:30 AM LRN Newscast

Volunteers from Minuteman Disaster Response are in St. Landry Parish are helping flood victims get back on their feet. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Republican Monroe state Senator Stewart Cathey officially launched his bid for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District yesterday.  The 45 year old, who’s a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and combat veteran who joins a growing field of candidates vying to replace Julia Letlow who’s running for senate.

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A new state law requires agents to register with Louisiana if they are representing college or high school athletes in negotiating NIL deals. Attorney General Liz Murrill says the Athlete Agent Registration portal went live on the AG’s website July 1st.

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Those of you who drive U.S. 167 in Rapides Parish can now legally drive a little faster. That’s because DOTD has raised the speed limit along that stretch of roadway between I-49 and just north of the State Highway 28 East interchange from 50 to 60 miles an hour. Erin Buchanan with DOTD says the change is a result of a routine review.

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