7:30 AM LRN Newscast

We are now just three weeks away from the November 3rd election is now just three weeks from today. If you want to vote November 3rd and haven’t registered yet, you’ll have to do it by the end today online at  geaudvote.com.  Trey Williams with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office says despite today’s deadline, you can actually register to vote at any time.

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Governor Jeff Landry announces the state is in the process of investing 3.5-billion dollars in rural Louisiana. One-point-five-billion dollars of that is in federal broadband funding. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of ConnectLA, says by the end of 2026, he expects 95-percent of Louisiana to have access to reliable internet.

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If you’re looking to study the music business in college, two of the best schools for that are in Louisiana. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The annual open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries opens Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Ron Henderson, says LDI has specialists to help people choose the best plan for them.

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