7:30 LRN Newscast July 23

Two Gretna police officers are out of a job for a politically charged Facebook post that suggests violence against Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. One of the officers wrote the post, the other liked it. Police Chief Arthur Lawson says the officers were receiving training on racial bias and social media and even offered examples that occurred with other departments…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has issued its annual warning that asks residents not to feed alligators. L-D-W-F fur and alligator program manager Jeb Linscombe says there are instances where people are feeding alligators and they don’t even realize they are doing so…
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The Discovery Channel airs a two-hour documentary tonight on the Cajun Navy. The film profiles various men and women volunteers who make up the Cajun Navy like farmer and drilling technician Allen Lenard who hopes viewers will feel good about our country after watching…
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The program airs at 9 PM tonight.

It’s uncommon to see the sun and high temperatures in the mid-80s in late July in Louisiana, but a cold front moving through the state today, will give us a taste of October. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Keim says central and south Louisiana will dodge raindrops today, but Wednesday and Thursday look nice.