11:30 LRN Newscast Nov 19

The Office of Motor Vehicles will open at noon today after an attempted ransomware attack on the state’s computer system forced a temporary closure Monday. Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry…
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Louisiana reports its first vaping-related death. Kevin Barnhart has more…
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The 2019 election season is over and when you look ahead to next year, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is up for re-election. All of Louisiana’s U-S House delegation is up for re-election in 2020. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the only question is whether Congressman Ralph Abraham will retire. Stockley says a decision should be made soon…
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This past weekend voters in the small Livingston Parish towns of Livingston and Albany overwhelming approved the sale of liquor. Albany Mayor Eileen Bates-McCarroll says the new ordinance will boost the local economy by incentivizing development along the I-12 exit and hopefully bring a few new restaurants into town…
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