12:30 LRN Newscast March 6

A 64-year-old man is arrested on a charge of bigamy that occurred in the Alexandria area.  Rapides Parish Sheriff Lt. Stephen Phillips says Michael Glenn Rennier, formerly of Alexandria, was identified as a suspect after his initial wife made contact with law enforcement in early 2019.

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Denham Springs Representative Valerie Hodges brings legislation that would mandate all Louisiana public schools to provide students the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance as a group. Hodges says she’s heard of schools in other states that do not recite the pledge but is not aware of any in Louisiana that do not.

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Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday and if Haughton Republican Dodie Horton had it her way, Louisiana would stay in Daylight Saving Time.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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UL-Lafayette has canceled its Study Abroad program in Italy for the Sumer 2020 semester. The news comes as the university continues to monitor the ongoing situation concerning the coronavirus.