14:30 LRN Newscast March 2nd

President Donald Trump has signed Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham’s bill that provides gun rights for certain disabled individuals who receive Social Security. It ends a regulation implemented by the Obama administration that required the Social Security Administration to automatically report any beneficiary who receives assistance managing their finances due to a mental disability. Abraham on his legislation..
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Sad story, out of Livingston Parish. A Denham Springs teen died after being hit by a vehicle on his way to school. Police Chief Shannon Womack…:
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The family has identified the victim’s name as Bryce Edling. The driver has not been cited.

Many motorists in southwest Louisiana have concerns over the I-10 bridge in Lake Charles, which is 65 years old. US Representative Clay Higgins toured the bridge with engineers from the state department of transportation and says the structure is not in danger of falling, but clearly needs new railings, lights, shoulders to meet modern safety standards…
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Higgins says he’ll work in Washington to secure funding for a new bridge or a major upgrade to the current one.

A Baton Rouge man has been arrested for the murder of his son. Sgt. Don Coppola with Baton Rouge Police says 23-year-old Tyrone Isaac got into a physical altercation with his father, Rico Wilbert..:
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Wilbert is booked with second degree murder.