15:30 LRN Newscast July 26th

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in Louisiana is 51-percent according to a recent Gallup poll. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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Good news regarding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was shot in the hip on June 14th. The Congressman, who represents much of southeast Louisiana, has been discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital and he’ll begin a period of intensive inpatient rehabilition, once completed, he can return to work.

A 10 and 12 year-old have been arrested by Shreveport police after allegedly breaking into a local business and stealing phones on consecutive nights. The boys are already on probation for other burglaries. Corporal Marcus Hines says it’s a sad situation and it doesn’t seem like the parents are involved…
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Football season is right around the corner, and LSU is still without a live mascot. LSU President F King Alexander provided an update at today’s Baton Rouge Rotary Club. Alexander says we should hear something soon, as they are putting the finishing touches on Mike Seven’s new home…
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Alexander says finding a Tiger is not the problem, but they want him living in an accredited tiger santcuary.