09:30 LRN Newscast August 8

Governor Edwards meets with business leaders today in Baton Rouge to discuss ways to fill a looming budget gap. Michelle Southern has more…
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LSU faculty and staff are set to get a raise. LSU System President F. King Alexander says, each department will receive on average a 3 percent merit pay hike. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope says this is great news for professors who haven’t seen a raise in years.
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has scheduled meetings in rural areas of the state to find a way to boost tourism in small towns. Halen Doughty has more…
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Jefferson Parish authorities have charged a 23-year-old man with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s dogs during an argument. Investigators say Marcel Evans used a kitchen knife to stab two pit bulls several times in their neck and backs, but they survived.