8:30 LRN Newscast August 28

The Louisiana Department of Health encourages parents to set a regular bedtime and rise time, even on weekends, if your children are not getting enough sleep on school nights…
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Best Colleges-dot-com ranks Louisiana Tech University as the best university in the state when it comes to academic quality, affordability and online programs. University spokesperson Tonya Oaks Smith says La Tech usually fares well in these type of rankings….
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Joe Burrow will get the start at quarterback on Sunday night when the Tigers face the Miami Hurricanes in the season opener. But Coach Ed Orgeron says he will not hesitate to use Myles Brennan, if Burrow struggles. LSU tight end Foster Moreau says the team has confidence in Brennan, if his number is called…
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Kick off on Sunday night is at 6:30.

The state department of transportation begins a series of public meetings tonight in Baton Rouge to go over plans to widen Interstate 10 from the Mississippi River Bridge to the I-10-12 split. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson calls it the holy grail of transportation projects and it’s important for the public to see the plans…
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State transportation officials say 17 homes and four businesses will have to be bought out for the 360-million dollar project to happen.