10:30 LRN Newscast February 7

A Baton Rouge lawmaker has filed a bill for the regular session that would require state agencies to post all expenditures online. Michael Farrar has the story.

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LSU is losing out on a five star cornerback to rival Alabama.  Patrick Surtain Jr. was the national top unsigned prospect for the 2018 class.  It’s not been a good day for LSU.  Earlier, cornerback Mario Goodrich chose Clemson over the Tiger program.  LSU quarterbacks will have to contend throwing in Surtain’s direction when they meet the Crimson Tide November 3rd.

U.S. Republican Senator John Kennedy wants to make sure dead people don’t get anymore Social Security benefits.  He has introduced a bill that would allow the Social Security Administration and the Treasury Department to trade information notifying each other to stop improper payments…

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Kennedy says nearly 10-billion-dollars in payments to deceased persons were made in 2015.

Topcashback.com surveyed thousands of adults asking their opinion on Valentine’s Day gifts that may have some of you scrambling for the receipts. Chief Communications Officer Natasha Rachel Smith says according to their results, materialistic gifts are out, and quality time is in.

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