13:30 LRN Newscast July 19th

Louisiana homeowners who suffered flood damage in 2016 have until tomorrow to fill out the Restore Louisiana Survey. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The state department of corrections says two Angola inmates serving a life sentence were found dead in their cells this morning. It’s believed they died from a drug overdose. Corrections officers are conducting a shakedown of all cells as they try to determine how the prisoners got a hold of the drugs.

The U-S House has approved Representative Clay Higgins’ Resolution that affirms congressional support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Higgins says ICE agents play a critical role in stopping human, drug and weapons trafficking. But Congress of Day Laborers Organizer Rachel Taber disagrees with the role ICE plays…
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Practitioners who use the hair-removal technique known as “eyebrow threading” no longer need to undergo hundreds of hours of expensive training to work in Louisiana. Institute for Justice attorney Renee Flahert says after a two-year legal battle, the state’s Cosmetology Board has a new policy…
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