8:30 AM LRN Newscast

Louisiana is shooting for the stars as it attempts to land the U-S Space Academy. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 3 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport won a one-million-dollar grant to help start offering nonstop flights to Chicago.  Director of Aviation Mike Edwards says those flights will improve connectivity in Baton Rouge.

Cut 9 (12)  “…across the globe.”

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The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is over four-dollars again and there is no sign they are coming down anytime soon. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says he doesn’t see gas prices coming back down until the U-S war in Iran ends. The statewide average record high for a gallon of gasoline is $4.55, set in June of 2022. Redman doesn’t think it will get that bad…

Cut 5 (06) “…in Iran.”

A Houma family is preparing to lay three loved ones to rest after a stabbing last week left four people dead and a young boy critically injured.  The Verret family will hold a funeral today for three of the victims. We’re told the boy who ran to a neighbor’s house is still hospitalized and recovering, but still has a long road ahead. 47-year-old Kaegan Jude Solet is facing four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder in the incident.