7:30 AM LRN Newscast

The Smoothie King Center is in dire need of major renovations. Kace Kieschnick has details on the effort to make it happen.

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Aeromixico is adding nonstop flights from New Orleans to Mexico City beginning June 17th.  The year-round service will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. New Orleans and Company President and CEO Walt Leger on what it will mean.

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Political experts are already looking ahead to next year’s governor’s race…and many expect Democrats to put up a strong challenger to Governor Jeff Landry’s re-election bid.  The Advocate’s Political reporter Tyler Bridges says Jamie Davis, who lost by only two percentage points to Republican Julia Letlow in the U.S. Senate race, is a maybe. Former Lieutenant Governor and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is a possibility and State Senator Jay Luneau of Alexandria is expressing interest.

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In Louisiana, a heavy foot means a much lighter wallet. A new study by LendingTree shows that after a first citation for driving up to 15 miles an hour over the posted speed limit, Louisiana drivers have on average the second-highest surcharge in the country, only behind Arizona. LendingTree Insurance Analyst Rob Bhatt (“bot”) …

Cut 10 (11) “…after a ticket.”