05.30.16
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07:30 LRN Newscast May 30th

State lawmakers will remain in Baton Rouge for most of June as a second special session is set to begin one week from today, 30 minutes after the ongoing regular session ends at 6 PM. Addressing a 600-million dollar revenue shortfall is the top priority. The governor’s communications director, Richard Carbo, says they’ll also ask legislators to tie up some loose ends from the first special session….
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The second special session must end by midnight on June 23rd.

Eleven-thousand American flags are on the State Capitol grounds to honor Louisiana military members who were killed in service. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Joey Strickland, says there is plenty people can do to honor our veterans…
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A Baton Rouge Brewery will enlist several LSU fans to help choose the taste of the official beer of LSU. Halen Doughty has more…
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The 64-team NCAA Tournament baseball field will be unveiled this morning at 11 AM. We already know that LSU and UL Lafayette are two of the 16 host sites. Tulane is expected to get an at-large bid, the same could be said for Louisiana Tech who would make their first NCAA Regional appearance since 1987.

05.30.16
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06:45 LRN Sportscast May 30th

LSU and UL Lafayette have been selected as host sites for NCAA baseball regionals. It’s the fifth straight year the Tigers will host a regional and the third time it will happen for the Cajuns under head coach Tony Robichaux.

UL Lafayette gets to host after winning the Sun Belt Tournament Championship for a third consecutive year. The Cajuns blanked sixth seeded Georgia Southern five to nothing in San Marcos, Texas. Senior Nick Thurman homered and was named the Most Oustanding Player of the tournament. Sophomore Wyatt Marks earned the win by throwing seven scoreless innings.

We’ll find out who will play in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette regionals at 11 AM this morning. That’s when the 64-team bracket will be released. Louisiana Tech and Tulane are most likely in, while Southeastern Louisiana will have to wait anxiously after losing in the Southland Tournament championship game to Sam Houston State seven to four. The Lions record is 39-and-19.

The Pelicans organiziation remains in shock over the death of Bryce Dejean-Jones, who Dallas police say was fatally shot early Saturday morning after he broke into the wrong apartment. The 23-year-old Jones just signed a three-year contract with New Orleans. He was in Dallas for his daughter’s birthday and based on reports was trying to gain access to the apartment occupied by the child’s mother, but entered the wrong apartment and an alarmed resident shot him.

The LSU Softball squad is heading to the Women’s College World Series after winning its super regional series over James Madison. The Tigers had to win two games on Saturday to advance. They won the first game two to nothing, and three to two in game two. The Tigers first opponent in Oklahoma City will be Michigan on Thursday night at 8:30.

05.30.16
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06:30 LRN Newscast May 30th

There are plenty of Memorial Day ceremonies today. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Joey Strickland, encourages Louisiana residents to honor those who have died fighting for our freedom…
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Governor Edwards will be in Rayville this morning for a Memorial Day Service at a Veteran’s Cemetery.

Summer is known as a slow season for Louisiana travel, but Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser hopes that’s not the case this year. He says there’s hundreds of festivals during the summer months that showcase our food music, culture, and our people…
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Nungesser hopes the low gas prices will encourage residents from surrounding states to drive into Louisiana.

In one week, the regular legislative session will come to a close at the State Capitol and on that same day, legislators will begin a special session. With the state looking at a 600-million dollar revenue shortfall, Communications Director for Governor Edwards, Richard Carbo, says the state will seek to raise revenue responsibly in order to ensure TOPS, healthcare, K-12 education and higher ed are fully funded…
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Carbo says they’ll also use the second special session to clean up the unintendenced consquences of the first special session, like collecting sales tax on Girl Scout cookies.

LSU and UL Lafayette have been selected by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to host baseball regionals this weekend. It’s the fifth straight year the Tigers have been awarded a regional, while the Cajuns will do it for a third time under head coach Tony Robichaux. The entire 64-team field of the NCAA Tournament will be released at 11 AM.

05.28.16
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AM Newscall May 30,2016

As families celebrate Memorial Day with cookouts and crawfish boils, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Joey Strickland encourages people to remember why they have the day off. Don Molino has more…

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A Baton Rouge Brewery will enlist several LSU fans to help choose the taste of the official beer of LSU. Halen Doughty has more…

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The regular legislative session ends in just one week, and the next special session will begin just 30 minutes later. Emelie Gunn has more…

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In honor of Memorial Day, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Joey Strickland encourages families to honor those who have died in war. He says many brave Louisianans have fought for our freedom.

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Strickland says no matter how people feel about the war, they should still honor our veterans. Strickland says there is plenty that people can do for our veterans to honor their sacrifice and salute their service.

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Today at 3pm is the National Moment of Remembrance. Strickland says seven Louisianans have died defending freedom. He says it’s important to keep our veterans in mind as families are gathering for crawfish boils and cookouts.

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Strickland says there are events celebrating veterans around the state today, including one he will speak at in the Port Hudson National Cemetery in Zachary. Governor Edwards is scheduled to speak at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville. Other events today are also taking place at the Louisiana Veterans Cemeteries in Slidell and Keithville.

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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser hopes for a lot of visitors to Louisiana throughout the summer season. He says this is the time of year to put our best foot forward with over 400 festivals statewide during the summer months. He says we have the best food, music, culture, and history but it’s our people that really set us apart from other states.

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Louisiana is coming off of another record breaking year for tourism. Nungesser hopes the low gas prices will bring even more people in from other states.

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Nungesser says the people of Louisiana make our visitors feel like family. He says even though the temperature is so hot during the summer months, that doesn’t stop people from traveling to our festivals or historic locations.

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LSU fans will help choose the taste of the official beer of LSU. Cofounder of Tin Roof Brewery in Baton Rouge, William McGehee, says people age 21 and over can go to TinRoofBeer.com to register to be part of a tasting panel that will select the new LSU brew from different ales and lagers.

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McGehee says registration to be on the panel continues through June 8. He says the new beer should be ready in time for the start of the 2016 football season and be the perfect tailgating beer.

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McGehee says Tin Roof Brewery was selected to brew the LSU beer after a series of conversations with LSU officials.

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In one week, lawmakers will end the regular session and begin another special session in the same day. Communications Director for Governor Edwards, Richard Carbo says responsible revenue raising measures will be a priority during this session, in order to ensure that TOPS, healthcare, K-12 education, and higher ed are fully funded.

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Carbo says lawmakers were unable to raise enough revenue in the first special session to fully close the budget shortfall. He says the budget will be an important item during the session.

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Carbo says there are some things that happened in the final minutes of the previous special session that need to be addressed, including exemptions that should have been placed on the sales tax increase.

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05.28.16
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10:30 Newscast May 28,2016

Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a second special session will being on June 6th, only 30 minutes after the conclusion of the regular session. During the second special session, Governor Edwards will ask legislators to raise additional revenue to fully fund TOPS, K-12 education, public colleges and healthcare.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast. NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan says this should be a near-normal season with a 70-percent chance of 10 to 16 named storms. She says El Nino, which hinders the production of tropical storms, is dissipating and the Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 70% chance a La Nina will form…
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The average season typically includes around 12 named storms. The Colorado State forecast team has predicted 13 named storms.

 

An Allen Parish man has died after being stung by bees more than a thousand times in an Arizona Park. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez says 23-year-old Alex Bestler of Elton and a friend were hiking when they were attacked by a swarm of bees. He says Bestler was covered in bees.
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He says Usery Mountain Park is closed during the weekend pending an investigation.

A 24-year-old pregnant Thibodaux woman has been arrested for having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenager. Thibodaux Police Cpl. David Melancon says Alison Thibodaux has been charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. He says the teenager and his mother came forward after they learned Thibodaux was pregnant.
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05.28.16
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9:30 Newscast May 28,2016

The stock of beef is plenty for those planning on grilling this Memorial Day weekend. Michelle Southern has more…
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a near-normal season in its 2016 Atlantic hurricane season forecast. NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan says there’s about a 70-percent chance of 10 to 16 named stores during the season. She says El Nino, which hinders the production of tropical storms, is dissipating.

 
A teenager has been arrested in the murder of East Feliciana School Board member, Broderick Brooks, who was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in his car in north Baton Rouge on Monday. Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely says 19-year-old Jaquez Griffin has been charged with first degree murder. He says the motive for the shooting is still under investigation.
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Brooks was said to be an active member of the school board, who was loved by everyone.

A pregnant Thibodaux woman has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a juvenile. Thibodaux Police Cpl. David Melancon says 24-year-old Alison Thibodaux has been charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
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Melancon says at this time, they are not sure if the juvenile is the father of the child.

05.28.16
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8:30 Newscast May 28,2016

The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration released its 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast and predicts a near-normal season. NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan says there is a 70-percent chance of 10 to 16 named storms throughout the season.
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The average season typically includes around 12 named storms.

Grillers should be thrilled as there is plenty of beef available to cook up this Memorial Day weekend. CEO of the Cattle Producers of Louisiana Dave Foster says beef was sold to retailers at a lower price compared to previous years and so consumers should see some good deals in store…
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An Allen Parish man has died after being stung more than a thousand times by bees in an Arizona park. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez says 23-year-old Alex Bestler of Elton and a friend were hiking in the Usery Mountain Park when they were attacked by bees. He says Bestler’s friend escaped to a restroom but Bestler was overcome by the swarm.
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He says Bestler was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A teenager has been arrested in the murder of East Feliciana School Board member, Broderick Brooks, who was found dead in his car in north Baton Rouge earlier in the week. Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely says 19-year-old Jaquez Griffin has been charged with first degree murder.
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05.28.16
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7:30 Sportscast May 28,2016

The LSU baseball team will face Florida once again this afternoon in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers have won three of four from the Gators over the last week, including a 14-inning affair on Wednesday night that ended early Thursday morning. The other SEC Tourney semifinal contest will be Ole Miss versus Texas A-and-M. That game gets underway at noon and then 30-minutes after that game it will be the Tigers and Gators. Caleb Gilbert will start on the mound for LSU.

LSU has also announced it will retire the jersey of All-American second baseman Todd Walker before a game during the 2017 season.

Louisiana Tech faces Rice again this morning in the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs will need to beat the Owls twice to advance to the title game. Yesterday, first baseman Cody Daigle hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to give Tech a 5-4 win over 13th ranked Florida Atlantic.

 
The Ragin Cajuns will play Arkansas State at 12:30 today in the Sun Belt Tournament. UL Lafayette needs just one win to advance to the conference title game. The Cajuns defeated Texas State 4-2 for their eighth straight win yesterday.

McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana will play each other this morning at 9 AM in the Southland Tournament. The Lions need to win once to advance to the tournament championship game, while the Cowboys will need to win twice today. S-L-U beat McNeese 10-0 on Thursday.

In the American Athletic Conference…Tulane will play HOuston at 9 AM. The Green Wave avoided elimination yesterday by blanking Central Florida five to nothing. Tulane will need to beat Houston twice to advance to the conference title game.

The LSU softball team needs two wins today over James Madison in order to advance to the Women’s College World Series. And Oklahoma eliminated UL Lafayette from the NCAA Tournament last night as the Sooners swept the Cajuns in their super regional series.

05.27.16
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18:30 LRN Newscast May 27

Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a second special session will begin on June 6th, just 30 minutes after the conclusion of the regular session. In the special session, Edwards will ask lawmakers to raise more revenues to fully fund TOPS, health care, K-through-12 education and public colleges.

The stock of beef is plenty for those planning on grilling this Memorial Day weekend. Michelle Southern has more…

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An Allen Parish man has died after being stung by bees over a thousand times in an Arizona park. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez says 23-year-old Alex Bestler and a friend were hiking in the Usery Mountain Park when they were attacked by a swarm of bees. He says Bestler’s friend was able to escape into a bathroom, but Bestler was overcome by the swarm.

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Enriquez says the park is closed through the weekend pending an investigation.

A pregnant Thibodaux woman has been arrested after having a sexual relationship with a juvenile. Thibodaux Police Cpl. David Melancon says 24-year-old Alison Thibodaux has been charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Melancon says the juvenile and his mother came forward when they learned Thibodaux was pregnant.

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05.27.16
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17:30 LRN Newscast May 27th

Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a second special session will begin 30 minutes after the conlcusion of the regular session which is set to end on June 6th. In the second special session, Edwards will ask lawmakers to fully fund TOPS, health care, K-through-12 education and public colleges.

An Allen Parish man was killed by a swarm of bees in an Arizona park. Jeff Palermo spoke with Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy Joaquin Enriquez …
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US government forecasters say we can expect a near normal 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season. NOAA administrator Doctor Kathryn Sullivan says they are predicting 10 to 16 named storms, after three relatively slow years. Sullivan says El Nino, which hinders tropical storm development, is dissipating and the Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 70-percent chance a La Nina will form…
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Cookouts will be taking place all across the state this Memorial Day weekend. CEO of the Cattle Producers of Louisiana, Dave Foster, says meat lovers should enjoy decent prices for the summer, because cattle prices on the market are lower this year…
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Foster adds ground beef goes faster than some of the other meats and steaks will also be a popular item on the grill.