A mother was found slain and an Amber Alert has been issued for two young girls missing from Loranger. Authorities say 4-year-old Erin Brunett and 6-year-old Jalie Brunett were abducted before eight o’clock Thursday morning during a domestic violence incident in which authorities say their mother 35-year-old Callie Brunett was “brutally murdered” in her home in the 56000 block of  N. Cooper Road. Tangipahoa sheriff’s office is looking for an unknown white male driving a black 2012 Chrysler 200 with a Louisiana license plate bearing 859GML and missing the hubcap on the back right tire with possible damage to the rear of the vehicle. He is believed to be armed and dangerous. If you see them call 911. If you have information call the Tangipahoa Parish

The Community Lighthouse Project that provides solar powered refuge during power outages is set to open more facilities across Louisiana and just in time for hurricane season. Representative Troy Carter of New Orleans…

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BESE approves a new performance plan for schools and students, it’s called the “Grow.Achieve.Thrive” plan and it will start in the 2025-2026 school year. BrookeThorington has more.

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This time last year in Omaha LSU baseball fans also showed up for the CWS Jell-o Shot Challenge. Last year the Purple and Gold faithful far and away won the title. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina Manager Pat McAvoy says while they are missing Tigers fans this year…

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BESE approves a new performance plan for schools and students, it’s called the “Grow.Achieve.Thrive” plan and it will start in the 2025-2026 school year. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Even though LSU isn’t in the College World Series, fans can still participate in the Jell-o Shot Challenge remotely. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The Community Lighthouse Project is set to open more facilities across Louisiana just in time for hurricane season. Representative Troy Carter of New Orleans, who donated almost 4 million dollars to the project last year, says the lighthouses will be a safe space during an emergency.

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Carter says the lighthouses will be more than just a place to charge phones, as they will also provide air conditioning and fresh food and water in the event of a community power outage.

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Carter says community members could refrigerate medicine, shelter from a storm, and avoid heatstroke in the lighthouses. Though only six lighthouses are in operation now, Carter says more will be up in no time at all.

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The pilot proposal calls for 24 lighthouses across the state, 16 in New Orleans and others in Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. John, and Terrebonne Parishes. To see a full map, visit togethernola.org/clhproject.

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BESE approves a new performance plan for schools and students, it’s called the “Grow.Achieve.Thrive” plan. BESE President Ronnie Morris says the plan will help set an expectation that high school graduates are ready for their next step in life…

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Morris says the revised system will utilize a 100-point grading scale, raise the bar for student outcomes, and place an emphasis on career and college readiness. Morris says the new system also allows schools to build relationships with businesses and community partners to provide internships for students.

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Morris says students will have opportunities for paid internships while still in school

Because only 34-percent of students are proficient in math and only 44-percent are proficient in English, Morris says these are the core fundamentals that schools can focus on to improve graduates’ readiness.

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The plan will go into effect for the 2025-2026 school year.

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This time last year in Omaha LSU baseball fans also showed up for the College World Series Jell-o Shot Challenge. Last year the Purple and Gold faithful far and away won the title with 68,888 shots. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina Manager Pat McAvoy says while they are missing Tigers fans this year…

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McAvoy says they’ve partnered with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank again…

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Even though the Tigers lost their shot at the College World Series this year, McAvoy says they know the fanbase will still rise to the occasion….

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You can find the QR code to donate, at Louisiana-Radio-Network.com or on our social media pages or follow the CWS Jell-o Shot Challenge on Twitter.

*Before the actual shot Challenge started at 9 am this morning, LSU had donated $2,500 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

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BESE approves a new performance plan for schools and students called the “Grow.Achieve.Thrive” plan. BESE President Ronnie Morris says the plan will help set an expectation that high school graduates are ready for their next step in life…

Cut 6  (11) “…build on. ” 

The plan will go into effect for the 2025-2026 school year.

The Community Lighthouse Project is set to open more facilities across Louisiana just in time for hurricane season. Representative Troy Carter of New Orleans, who donated almost 4 million dollars to the project last year, says the lighthouses will be a safe space during an emergency.

Cut 3 (05) “…power outages.” 

The pilot proposal calls for 24 lighthouses across the state. 16 of them will be in New Orleans and others in Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. John, and Terrebonne Parishes.

Even though Tiger Fans aren’t defending their College World Series Jello Shot Championship they can still do so remotely. Brooke Thorington explains.

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LSU baseball has been rebuilding its roster after losing nine players to the transfer portal . The Tigers have received commitments from some talented portal players including many successful junior college players like Fullerton Junior College first baseman Trevor Schmidt. Schmidt hit 13 home runs last season and LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says he can add some power into the Tigers lineup.

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The Tigers have also bolstered their rotation with Zac Cowan and Camden Wicker of Wofford coming to LSU. Cowan was the sophomore ace for Wofford who finished this season with a 10 and 2 record and 124 strikeouts in 110 innings pitched. Wicker was a strong freshman right hander for Wofford who had a 4.28 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 75 innings of work.

The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks last night 106 to 99. The Celtics are now up three games on the Mavs and are one win away from their eighteenth NBA championship and first championship since 2008.

Angel Reese had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Chicago Sky last night in their loss to the Connecticut Suns 83 to 75.

The LSU Lady Tigers will participate in year two of the ACC/SEC Challenge and this time the Tigers opponent will be women’s college basketball blue blood Stanford. Last year, LSU hosted Virginia Tech and collected LSU Head Coach Kim Mulkey’s 700th win.

And even though the Tigers are not in Omaha this year, you can still defend the Tigers Jello Shot Challenge Championship remotely. Mike Manning of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank says that Rocco’s Pizza Cantina has set up a QR code for Tiger fans to make donations and that he wouldn’t be surprised if Tiger fans defended their title. Manning says that LSU raised $60,000 for the LSU Campus Food Bank last year.

A new survey on state crime shows 72% of Louisiana residents think crime has increased the past few years, 10% less than last year’s survey. Dr. Michael Henderson, who directed the 2024 Louisiana Survey, says findings show Louisianians are determined to do something about crime.

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For some Louisiana residents, the check is in the mail…for unclaimed property that is. State Treasurer John Fliming says one in six Louisianans have unclaimed property and many are not aware so don’t automatically assume an unexpected check is a scam….

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Most checks average $100 – $200. If a large sum is due you will be contacted by the Louisiana State Treasury.
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Even though Tiger Fans aren’t in Omaha, they can defend the College World Series Jello Shot Championship remotely. Brooke Thorington has the details.

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Population and job growth are stagnant in Louisiana. That’s according to the Pelican Institute. Chief Economist Vance Ginn says Louisiana ranks in the bottom 10 in the nation in population growth and unemployment rate. But he believes there’s a way to improve those figures.

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You may want to pay extra attention to your mailbox because the Louisiana State Treasury is mailing checks to residents with unclaimed property. Treasurer John Fleming says since his department began sharing information with the Department of Revenue through a 2018 legislative act, finding the rightful owner has been much easier.

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Pelican Institute Economist Vance Ginn says Louisiana ranks in the bottom 10 in the nation in population growth and unemployment rate. But he says lawmakers have already taken one step to improve the state’s job climate by passing a law reforming the state’s occupational license law.

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He says getting more people into the workforce will result in more revenue for the state.

A new survey on state crime reveals 72% of Louisiana residents think crime has increased in the past few years. Mel Bridges has more.

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In Omaha the College World Series Jello Shot Challenge is underway, but LSU is still in the competition… Rocco’s Pizza Cantina has a QR code where Tiger Fans can donate and their contribution, which will got to the Greater Baton Rouge Area Food Bank, and those donations will be tracked alongside the Jello Shot competition of the teams playing at the College World Series. You can find QR on Louisiana Radio Network’s social media pages.

A new survey on state crime shows 72% of Louisiana residents think crime has increased the past few years. Though most Louisiana residents were not victims of crime over the past year, 58% said they personally know a victim of property crime and 44% know someone who was attacked or threatened. Dr. Michael Henderson directed the survey.

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The survey report can be found on the LSU Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs website.

Speaking of crime a new study ranking the most dangerous NFL stadiums to visit is out and despite the seemingly never-ending rise in Crescent City crime, the Caesar’s Superdome did not come near the top of the list. In fact, the home of the Denver Broncos, Empower Field at Mile High was found to be the NFL’s most dangerous stadium to visit. There are 32 NFL stadiums. The Dome wasn’t even in the top five.

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Pay attention to your mailbox, because the Louisiana State Treasury is mailing $5.1 million in unclaimed cash property to the rightful owners. Colleen Crain has the story.

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LSU Tiger fans have a chance to defend their Jello Shot Challenge championship from home this year. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina has set up a QR code so the purple and gold can make donations remotely. Mike Manning with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

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How’d you like to see a check from the state treasury in your mailbox? Well it could happen soon as the department is mailing checks to residents with unclaimed property. Treasurer John Fleming says when he was sworn in there was a backlog of 2,500 claims. That’s now down to 500. And he says even if you don’t receive a check in the next few days you can still visit their website to see if you’re due some cash.

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A new survey on state crime shows 72% of Louisiana residents think crime has increased in the past few years, and 84% support ending state police to help local law enforcement in high crime areas. Dr. Michael Henderson, who directed the 2024 Louisiana Survey, says Louisianians also support nontraditional means of law enforcement.

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Even though the LSU baseball tigers aren’t in Omaha this year, tiger fans can show their support for the purple and gold by helping to defend the Tigers in the Jello Shot Challenge Championship remotely. There’s a QR code for that! In Omaha, it will be the SEC against the ACC for the Jello Challenge, and Mike Manning with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank says LSU will remind baseball fans who the reigning champs are with donations.

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You can find the QR code on LRN’s social media pages or simply visit Louisianaradionetwork.com
LSU Baseball Head Coach Jay Johnson has already begun rebuilding his roster after losing nine players to the transfer portal so far with more expected to depart in the MLB draft. The Tigers have added 4 new transfers, but Johnson and his staff are also expecting reinforcements in the form of Junior College commits. Pearl River left-hander Connor Ware struck out 28 batters in 17 innings this season. Johnson expects him to make an immediate impact…

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A new survey shows 72 percent of Louisiana residents think crime has gone up in our state in recent years. Mel Bridges has the story.

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You may want to pay extra attention to your mailbox because the Louisiana State Treasury is mailing checks to residents with unclaimed property. Treasurer John Fleming says since his department began sharing information with the Department of Revenue,finding the rightful owner has been much easier.

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Even though LSU isn’t in Omaha you can still show your support for the Purple and Gold by defending the Tigers in the Jello Shot Challenge Championship remotely. Mike Manning with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank says Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina has set up a QR code to make donations instead.

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Visit Louisiana Radio Network’s social media pages for the QR code or LouisianaRadioNetwork.com.
And in case you missed it LSU Baseball has landed a commitment from Wofford right-handed ace Zac Cowan. Cowan was one of the most coveted prospects in the portal and will bring his talents to Baton Rouge after posting a 10-and-2 record and 3.35 ERA with the Terriers. The All-So-Con pitcher will look to compete for a starting slot with the Tigers next season. There have also been rumors he’ll be joined by Wofford freshman Camden Wicker. The righty logged a 4.28 ERA and started most of the year for the Terriers but has not made an official commitment.

LSU baseball has been rebuilding its roster after losing nine players to the transfer portal and more players are expected to leave after the 2024 MLB Draft. The Tigers have received commitments from different talented portal players including many successful junior college players like Pearl River left hander Connor Ware. Ware struck out 28 batters in 17 innings of work last season and LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says he can have an immediate impact for the Tigers.

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Johnson is also recruiting Blinn College Outfielder Tanner Reaves. Reaves hit 20 home runs his freshman season with Blinn and Johnson says that he’s ready for the versatile player to play for the purple and gold.

And Zac Cowan of Wofford has also committed to LSU. The sophomore ace for Wofford finished this season with a 10 and 2 record, a 3.35 ERA, and 124 strikeouts in 110 innings pitched.

In a close back and forth game the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106 to 99. The Celtics are now up three games on the Mavs and are one win away from their first championship since 2008.

Angel Reese had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Chicago Sky in a losing effort to the Connecticut Suns, 83 to 75 last night. The Chicago Sky are now 4 and 7 on the year.

The LSU Lady Tigers will participate in year two of the ACC/SEC Challenge and this time the Tigers opponent will be Stanford. Last year, LSU hosted Virginia Tech and collected LSU Head Coach Kim Mulkey’s 700th win, which made her the fastest coach in college basketball to do so.

And even though the Tigers are not in Omaha this year, you can still defend the Tigers Jello Shot Challenge Championship remotely. Mike Manning of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank says that Rocco’s Pizza Cantina has set up a QR code for Tiger fans to make donations. Manning says that LSU raised $60,000 for the LSU Campus Food Bank last year.