7:30 LRN Newscast

Governor Edwards will detail his priorities for the upcoming legislative session today at the Baton Rouge Press Club. Matt Doyle spoke with an analyst about what to expect…
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Before addressing the press club, Edwards is meeting with his Unified Command Group this morning to discuss the state’s ongoing preparations and response to the coronavirus.

The investigation continues into the early Sunday morning house fire in Alexandria that killed one woman and three children, ranging in ages from seven-years-old to four-months.

The Caddo Parish Coroner’s office has identified the woman who was mauled to death last week by two pit bulls. Shreveport Police Corporal Angie Willhite says the dogs were very familiar with 64-year-old Geraldine Hamlin…
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Willhite says they are still not sure what provoked the attack.

LSU Manship School of Mass Communication professor Len Apcar relaunches a website that aims to help spot fake news and disinformation. The website, detectfakenews.com, is a resource guide on the latest developments in fake news. Apcar says the website has tips on how to fact check, with do-it-yourself tools and information.
Cut 10 (08) “…facts and sourcing.”
Apcar says fake news is all around us, but it’s a small percentage of the overall amount of information out there.