12:30 LRN Newscast July 18

Governor Edwards has weighed in on President Trump’s controversial tweets targeting four minority members of the U-S House. During his monthly radio show, Edwards says political discourse has turned toxic and the recent tweets are an example…
Cut 10 (10) “…actually govern effectively.”

Matt Deggs is the new head baseball coach of the Ragin Cajuns. Deggs spent three years as an assistant for former head coach Tony Robichaux, who died earlier this month following a heart attack. With Coach Robe’s family in attendance at the introductory press conference, Deggs says it’s an honor to be asked to follow in his footsteps…
cut 9 (11) “…around him”
Deggs left U-L Lafayette in 2014 to become the head coach at Sam Houston State and just helped the Bearkats win back-to-back Southland titles.

LSU Pennington Biomedical Researchers find consuming 300 fewer calories a day can lead up to a 50 percent lower chance of getting cardiovascular diseases. Matt Doyle has more.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”