6:30 A.M. LRN Newscast 06/20/2018

A new world record may belong to people of a nursing home in Crowley by the end of the week. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 1 (30) I’m Kevin Barnhart“

One of the top high school prospects in the country will decide today whether he’ll attend LSU, Florida or Texas. Cornerback Derek Stingley Junior of Dunham High School in Baton Rouge was recently ranked by Rivals.com as the nation’s top recruit for the Class of 2019. His father, Derek Stingley Senior, calls his son a freakish athlete with a will to win
Cut 7 (11) “…that explosive.”

LSU Student Government hosts a rally at the State Capitol today to call for full funding of TOPS and higher education. If lawmakers do not act before the end of the fiscal year on June 30th, then students will face a 30% cut to TOPS and a $21 million dollar reduction in funding for LSU. LSU Student Government President Stewart Lockett says they want to give students a voice about their future.
Cut 10 (09) “…as a whole”

The special session that started on Monday is off to a slow start as lawmakers made no votes yesterday. Hearings were held in the house tax and budget committee but no votes were taken. The committee will return this morning to consider legislation to fix nearly a billion dollars in temporary taxes which is scheduled to expire in two weeks.