11:30 AM Newscast Jan 8

The man who killed 14 people by plowing a pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street New Year’s Day posted videos of his plans to Facebook prior to the attack. Senator Bill Cassidy says there’s a way that social media companies, like Meta, can warn law enforcement when videos like that are posted onto their platforms.

Cut 5 (13) “…copyright, et cetera.”

Cassidy says social media companies should not have to be given the green light from Congress to share information with law enforcement.

President-elect Donald Trump announced wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” calling it “a fitting and beautiful change.” Not everyone is onboard with the idea including Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham…

Cut 10 (07) “…their names preserved.”

Louisiana’s six northernmost parishes from Caddo to Morehouse Parish are under a winter storm watch for tomorrow and into Friday morning. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin reports Arkansas will likely take the brunt of this winter storm…

Cut 2 (28) “…possible.”

Hyundai is looking to build a steel mill in Ascension Parish potentially adding over a thousand jobs.  The multimillion-dollar mill will be located near Donaldsonville and will provide steel to supply the assembly plants for Hyundai and Kia in the U.S. The plant could be operational by 2029.