10:30 LRN Newscast August 1

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy met with Health Secretary Tom Price to discuss health care proposals. Before the meeting, Cassidy says Obamacare must be replace, because the mandate that all Americans must buy health insurance, hurts poor people…
cut 13 (11) “…lower income Americans”
Cassidy is working with a couple of other Senators on a plan that keeps Obamacare taxes intact, but provides states with grants to spend on health care.

A new state law goes into effect today that requires signs to be posted ahead of speed enforcement cameras. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says if the goal of these cameras is really to stop speeders, municipalities should have no problem posting signs..:
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The law requires the signs to be clearly visible between 250 and 500 feet ahead of the speed camera.

Former football coach now principal of North Vermilion High, Tommy Byler, has been named Principal of the Year in an award handed out by the state department of education. Byler has been in education for 26 years. He says seeing his students from a starting point to an ending point is the best part of the job….
cut 10 (11) “….pushing them”
Kimberly Eckert, a ninth grade English teacher at Brusly High School has been named teacher of the year.

Ruston’s J.D. Moore and defensive end Christian LaCourture will each wear number 18 this season, which is snyonymous with success, both on and off the field at LSU. Head Coach Ed Orgeron says Moore received his jersey at a team meeting to kick off preseason camp…
cut 17 (13) “…he’s it”