11:30 LRN Newscast June 16

Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court that LGBTQ people deserve equal treatment in the workplace is being celebrated by some while being a disappointing development to others. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LSU has announced that Drew Dollar of West Monroe will not enroll in the fall. Dollar has been a source of controversy, because of a video of him on social media screaming a racial slur. LSU Black Male Leadership Initiative applauds the university’s decision.

Louisiana will receive a 135-million dollar federal grant that will elevate an eight-mile stretch of Highway One in Lafourche Parish that regularly floods. The state highway connects the rest of the nation with a critical national oil and gas hub, Port Fourchon. Congressman Garret Graves on when construction could begin…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed a measure that would have created an incentive program for businesses to add employees. Edwards says it could lead to a substantial cost to the state, but the bill’s author Covington Representative Mark Wright disagrees on the cost of the legislation…
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The legislation received overwhelming support in the legislature and it could be brought up again in a potential veto session.