730AM LRN News

The state Attorney General’s office announces the arrest of five Louisiana residents for Medicaid welfare fraud.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”
LSU plays 6th seed Maryland Saturday at 11:10 AM in the second round after grabbing a 79-74 win over Yale, but once again they were outscored in the second half. Fans may be concerned about the team’s run of poor second halfs, but interim coach Tony Benford isnt.
Cut 11 (10) “good run.”
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Presently, the law limits the total amount of bottles of wine that can be shipped to a home to 144 bottles that do not exceed 750 ml per bottle. But a proposed law would remove the limit on how big a bottle you can have devliered, while keeping the total volume of booze the same. Senator Jack Donahue says says the previous law would impede on those that collect wine as a hobby.
Cut 14 (07) “…large format bottles.”
60 years ago the Golden State, hoping to stem the tide of 20th century extinctions, agreed to ban the sale of “endangered” animal products in their state by 2020. One of the animals listed was alligators, and Louisiana Sea Grant Spokesperson Mark Shirley says California’s legislature may not be aware that we’ve got about as many gators as registered voters.
Cut 4 (10) “…efforts.”
At one time alligators were considered endangered, but the population has rebounded, with 300,000 Louisiana gators being harvested every year.