11:30 LRN Newscast April 7th

Lotte Chemical announces they’re moving headquarters from Houston to Lake Charles. LED Secretary Don Pierson says the company is also teaming up with Westlake Chemical to build a $2 billion ethane cracker complex there. He says Lotte also added a $1 billion plant at location…:
Cut 14 (10) “to Louisiana”
Lotte Chemical is based in Korea, while Westlake is out of Taiwan.

It’s a big weekend for festivals in Louisiana. You have the crawfish festival in Lake Charles, Blues Festival in Baton Rouge and Ponchatoula Strawberry festival are some of the big ones. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says these great tourist attractions are a great chance show off Louisiana’s lifestyle and hospitality….
cut 4 (07) “….new friend”
Republican members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation fully support the United States missile attack on an air base in Syria. U-S Senator John Kennedy calls Syria’s President a thug and says he can not murder his own citizens and children without expecting consequences. President Trump says the military action was needed in response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s annual conference is New Orleans is ongoing working on ways to treat opioid addiction. Emelie Gunn has more…
Cut 2 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”