07:30 Newscast, January 11th, 2018

The Vermilion Parish School teacher arrestedthis week is speaking out for the first time via Facebook…:
Cut 2 (31) “I’m Kelley Ray”

It’s a question that gets asked every Mardi Gras season. Who makes the best King Cake? KingCakeSnob.com wants to hear from you to find out. Spokesman Jay Connaughton…:
Cut 4 (10) “our region”
Manny Randazzo won in both categories last year.

In its “52 places to visit in 2018,” The New York Times has named New Orleans No. 1 in a year in which The Big Easy turns 300.

Longtime LSU tight ends coach Steve Ensminger is officially the new offensive coordinator for the Tigers. Fans are lukewarm about the decision by Head Coach Ed Orgeron, and Tiger Rag’s James Moran explains why…:
Cut 15 (13) “solution yet”
Moran says developing a QB will be Ensminger’s biggest task in 2018.

Governor John Bel Edwards today will speak at Blue Bayou Water Park in Baton Rouge for the groundbreaking ceremony of the I-10 widening project from Highland to LA 73 headed to New Orleans. Construction on the 6.5-mile job is scheduled to begin early this year.