06:30 Newscast, May 26th, 2016

Louisiana has joined several states seeking to block the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom policy in public schools. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the President does not have the legal authority to require children to share locker rooms and bathrooms with children of the opposite sex…:
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The federal government says public schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity, or risk losing federal funding.

Baton Rouge Police say that a woman who was allegedly drunk rammed a stolen vehicle repeatedly into the home of her child’s father after a fight. They say 25-yaer-old Rachel Champella Myles then went to the club where she was arrested, but cops say she bit one officer and grabbed another by his testicles. She was booked on many charges and bail is set at $96,000.

Triple-A expects over 38 million Americans will travel over the Memorial Day weekend, the highest number of travelers since 2005. Spokesperson Don Redman says it’s due to low gas prices, which are currently $2.09 a gallon for regular gasoline. He says these are the lowest gas prices we’ve seen in 11 years….:
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Redman says from January until now, Americans have saved about 18 billion dollars that would usually go into their gas tanks.

The LSU baseball team rallied to beat Florida 5-3 in a thrilling game that was the longest in SEC Tournament history. The victory puts LSU in the winner’s bracket and they’ll face Mississippi State in the late game tonight. But the Tigers will need their rest after the 5-hour, 7-minute contest.