17:30 LRN Newscast March 2nd

Governor Edwards and the Louisiana Republican Party is asking Congressman Cedric Richmond to apologize after making an offensive comment about Kellyanne Conway’s sitting position in a viral picture. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Calcaiseu Parish Sheriff’s Office says two people from Leesville are under arrest for allegedly leaving their 2 year old child in a vehicle alone while they went into a casino and gambled. The 23-year-old mother and 30-year-old father were booked with child desertion.

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.

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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