12:30 LRN Newscast

AARP says Social Security’s cost of living adjustment for 2027 doesn’t nearly go far enough. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A Natchitoches man has been arrested after he allegedly carjacked a City of Alexandria ATRANS transit van with the driver and two passengers inside and then forced the driver to drive to Monroe. Police say 52-year-old Danny Slaughter threatened those on board, but no one was injured and Monroe Police took Slaughter into custody once he got to Monroe.

 

Students pursuing careers in physical therapy will have a faster path to a doctorate through a new partnership between LSU Alexandria and LSU Health Shreveport.  LSU Health Shreveport Chair of Physical Therapy, Doctor Daniel Flowers, says the three-plus-three program allows students to complete three years of undergraduate coursework at LSU-A before spending three more years at LSU Health Shreveport to earn their bachelor’s degree and doctorate in physical therapy.

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Students can earn their DPT from LSU Health Shreveport either in person at the Shreveport campus, or through LSU Health Shreveport’s Hybrid DPT program, based in Lafayette.

Saints fans are concerned about their team and so is owner Gayle Benson. During a speech in front of the New Orleans Quarterback Cub, Benson says the team’s one and four start is unacceptable…

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The Saints visit the New York Giants this Sunday.