5:30 LRN Newscast

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Yes, seasons do change – including here in Louisiana, believe it or not. And this weekend is definitely going to start feeling like fall. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says if you’re going to a high school football game tomorrow night, bring a jacket.

Cut 14 (09) “…get out.”

The SEC is not dismissing its federal lawsuit against LSU, but Attorney General Liz Murrill told 104.5 ESPN in Baton Rouge that goes directly against the wishes of the member institutions.

Cut 9 (14)  “…wrongdoing.”

The SEC says even though LSU never rostered any former NFL or NBA players, Will Wade’s recruitment of former G League player RJ Luis still threatens its pro player ban and its right to enforce its rules.

A new survey says increasing access to child care could get almost 30-thousand mothers to re-enter the workforce, generating 3.2-billion dollars in additional earnings. Dr. Heather Cope, the chief of policy and research at the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says the state needs to make child care more affordable, with child care currently costing up to 12-thousand dollars a year per child.

Cut 5 (06) “…any family’s budget.”

A new ferryboat is in operation for the Cameron crossing in Cameron Parish. Department of Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says the Holly Beach ferryboat will replace the Cameron Two, which has been in service since 1964.

Cut 6 (08) “..100 miles”