LRN Newscast 14:30 October 11th

LSU’s live mascot, Mike the Sixth, has passed away after a four month battle with cancer. Doctor David Baker at the LSU Vet school says Mike Six had the characterisists you wanted in a school mascot…
cut 11 (05) ‘…interactive”
The 420-pound Tiger had been on LSU’s campus since 2007 and he was 11-years-old at the time of his death.

The new Louisiana GOP deputy chairman stands by Donald Trump even after the recently released recordings of the presidential candidate’s lewd remarks against women 11 years ago. Emelie Gunn has more…
voicer 1 (27) “…I’m Emelie Gunn”

A study paid for by the American College of Emergency Physicians found 30-percent of respondents nationwide say their health insurance coverage has gotten worse. Doctor Jay Kaplan is an emergency physician in New Orleans and says the study also found one in four patients have lost access to their physican because insurance companies are narrowing down their networks…
cut 15 (12) “…their doctors”

The Jefferson Parish School Board plans to vote on a resolution that would ban Parish President Mike Yenni from being on school property. Yenni is the subject of a sexting scandal. School Board member Mark Morgan says the controversy surrounding Yenni can lead to classroom disruptions…
cut 5 (10) “…taking place’
Yenni has refused to resign despite calls that he should step down.