830AM LRN News

LSU survived their first test of the tournament and will face Maryland on Saturday at 1110AM in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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Five people have been arrested on charges related to welfare fraud. Attorney General Jeff Landry says the message to those trying to falsify their way through the application process to get on Medicaid is clear.
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Landry says those arrested knew they were not eligible for government assistance.
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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 that could end up hitting the local gator industry, who relies on selling to Californian fashionistas. Louisiana Sea Grant Spokesperson Mark Shirley says the misinformed sentiment could end up putting Bayou State farmers out of business.
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Harvesting gator skin and meat is a nearly 60 million dollar industry.
A bill is being proposed in the Legislature that would lift the cap on how big a bottle of wine you can have delivered to your home. Currently you can’t order a bottle bigger than 750 ml, but Senator Jack Donahue says it’s an unnessecary restriction, and that this one’s for all of the other wine lovers out there.
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