12:30 LRN Newscast

The American Farm Bureau Federation found Louisiana is home to the second-cheapest Thanksgiving dinner in the country this year. …

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An announcement on Lane Kiffin’s future at Ole Miss is expected on Saturday. It’s been reported LSU is prepared to offer Kiffin a 90-plus million dollar contract. This LSU fan believes Kiffin will be the next head coach for the Fighting Tigers…

Cut 15 (08) “…kind of suspect”

 

There’s the potential for severe weather tonight into tomorrow morning for north and central Louisiana. State Climatologist Jay Gryems says the primary threats are damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes…

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Three parishes are under a tornado watch until 7 PM tonight, DeSoto, Red River and Sabine.

More economic growth is coming to Acadiana. The industrial inspection company, the Drone Institute is expanding and CEO George Femmer says it is expected to produce nearly 14-hundred new jobs over the next ten years, many of which Femmer says will be high paying.

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Louisiana offered Drone Institute an incentives package including a 300-thousand-dollar performance-based grant to assist in building renovation costs.