6:30 A.M. LRN Newscast 08/16/2018

LSU’s Coach Ed Orgeron had a late afternoon press event yesterday addressing the recent departure of two of the team’s four quarterbacks, as Noel Narcisse and Justin McMillan have decided to skip town. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A 36-year-old Pineville woman is under arrest after allegedly ripping off a kiddie baseball league while she was treasurer or the organization that ran it. Belinda Warren is facing 18 counts of Forgery, and Theft of 5,000 to 25,000 dollars. Rapides Parish Sheriffs Spokesperson Cpt. Tommy Carnline says the board began realizing a few months ago that large scale transactions were taking place… over the offseason.

An intriguing resource for busy families is now available as the new school year kicks off that helps parents gauge their child’s academic progress and growth. Navigator and Chief for the nonprofit organization Ed Navigator, Whitney Henderson explains the readiness check tool.
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Two Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Deputies are out of a job after fessing up to fooling around on the clock together. Former Deputies Chris Kimble and Tiffany Brister admitted to making plans and heading over to a Pointe Coupee General Hospital bathroom and working a little more than a shift. Sheriff Bud Torres says they received information about the July 30th encounter, and started investigating.

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