10:30 LRN Newscast October 17th

Governor John Bel Edwards and AG Jeff Landry are in court today after the governor sued Landry for blocking protections for members of the LGBT community. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Current Chairman of the Public Service Commission and former Congressman Clyde Holloway has passed away at the age of 72. A cause of death was not given. Holloway was elected to the PSC in 2009 and the longtime conservative was elected to the U.S. Representatives in 1987 and served until 1993.

Louisiana ranks second in the country for accidental shootings involving minors. The state’s rate is more than three times the national average. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says it’s important to note that prosecutors can’t charge parents for criminal negligence for allowing their kids to get a hold of a gun…
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The Public Affairs Research Council says there’s three constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot that will have an impact on state policy. Amendment Five creates the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and it would place mineral and corporate tax revenues into a pot of money to be used when tax revenues are down. PAR President Robert Travis Scott…
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For more information on the constitutional amendments, go to PAR’s website.