LRN Newscast 2:30 July 14

Vice President Mike Pence is in Louisiana and his first stop after arriving in Baton Rouge was to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Pence is in the Bayou State on a day when Louisiana reported 22-hundred new cases and hospitalizations rose by 54. He says the White House is making sure the state has what it needs…
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Senator John Kennedy also spoke to emergency responders at GOHSEP. He expressed the need to get public schools open again…
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Kennedy says only 30 children in the U-S under the age of 15 have died from COVID-19, which shows children are not as susceptible.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has tested positive for the coronavirus. Matt Doyle has more…
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The Louisiana Lottery has launched its own official mobile app. The app allows players to check their tickets and create digital payslips for ticket purchases at retail. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says this will reduce the amount of contact between the retail worker and player…
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