7:30 A.M. LRN Newscast

A new report from the Louisiana Association of United Ways shows just how many people were not financially prepared for the pandemic. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Louisiana Restaurant Association estimates about 200 Louisiana bars have applied for and received restaurant conditional licenses so they can open back up.
LRA President Stan Harris says only bars that were previously licensed by the Department of Health to do food service can apply, but for those that do qualify…
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A University of Washington model projects 300-thousand Americans will die from COVID by December, but if we mask up that number would drop by 66 thousand.
Louisiana Department of Health Region 9 Medical Director Dr Gina LeGarde
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Reports indicate college sports officials are likely to soon pull the plug on fall sports seasons and plan to push those sports into spring.
It was only three days ago that LSU announced the two additional SEC teams they’d play this fall. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the situation changed rapidly as officials considered new information…
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