10:30 LRN Newscast

Very cold morning as temperatures are below freezing with wind chills in the teens into single digits. National Weather Service meteorologist Cameron Kowalski says be prepared for another cold morning tomorrow…
cut 9 (12) “…low as 12”
Single digit lows are expected near the Arkansas border.

Three Natchitoches police officers are recovering from injuries after attempting to arrest 25-year-old Lakendra Bolton who allegedly tried to steal from Super One Foods. Natchitoches police spokesperson John Greely says two of the officers were injured when trying to arrest her in the parking lot…
cut 6 (05) “…ran over them”
Greely says Bolton injured another officer when she rammed a police-vehicle head on which ended the pursuit. The officers injuries are considered serious to minor and Bolton faces several charges including three counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Governor Jeff Landry urges state legislators to pass a Congressional map with two black voting districts and makes the case for closed primaries. …
Cut 3 (33) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

Landry says he supports Catahoula Parish Senator Glen Womack’s proposal for a new Congressional District map, which creates a second majority Black district by drastically changing Republican Congressman Garret Graves’ district, stretching it from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. Graves says the map ignores redistricting principles.