7:30 LRN Newscast December 3

The 2019 election is over for Louisiana voters, but there’s a competitive race ongoing to be the next Speaker of the House at the State Capitol. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Lance Harris of Alexandria, Sherman Mack of Albany and Stephen Dwight of Lake Charles are the top candidates…
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House members will vote on a new Speaker January 13th.

About two dozen Louisiana OMV offices remain closed from a ransomware attack on state computers two weeks ago. Over 50 locations are open, but Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry says they are not running at full capacity yet…
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Berry says go to express-lane-dot-org to find out what the O-M-V office near you can offer.

LSU Athletics offered free slabs of sod from Tiger Stadium to fans yesterday. About 33-hundred servings of grass were given away in minutes. Clay from Prairieville on what he’ll do with the sod.
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The sod was removed as LSU plans to improve the drainage and install new turf at Tiger Stadium.

Holiday weight gain is a battle for many at this time of the year. LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health nutritionist Doctor Henry Nuss says most people, even those who are in shape, will put a couple of pounds on during the holidays…
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Nuss says his best advice is to try to exercise more, because it’s hard to avoid higher a calorie intake with all of the holiday parties.