10:30 LRN Newscast December 1st

The Transportation Task Force is moving closer to making recommendations on how to improve the state’s roads. That recommendation is expected to include a higher gas tax. House Transportation Chairman Kenny Havard says the public might be skeptical that a higher tax will go towards better highways…
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An official recommendation is expected to be made to legislators and the governor on December 13th.

There is a scholarship available for community and technical college students who seek to transfer to either Southern University-Baton Rouge or SUNO. Governor John Bel Edwards says the Pathway Scholarship awards up to 15-hundred dollars and it’s a win-win for the state and the student…
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Beginning next year, OPEC members will slow their crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Holiday parties are about to ramp-up and that means the chance to gain a few pounds. Exercise researcher with LSU and Pennington, Doctor Neil Johannsen, says you can avoid overeating at holiday parties…
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