12:30 LRN Newscast Aug 11

The National average for a gallon of regular gas fell below four dollars today to 3.99. And in Louisiana, it’s $3.61, almost a dollar cheaper than the June high. And while it’s nice to see a drop in prices, Triple A Fuel Analyst Don Redman says if people become get used to lower prices they could start driving more…

Cut 4  (05) “…wait and see on that.”

Central Louisiana Technical Community College along with others in the state is offering a nine-week course to receive heavy equipment certification. Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development Misty Slayter at CLTCC says the program will help train potential workers for future infrastructure projects.

Cut 7 (09) “…out of work.” 

For more information contact your local community college.

The new Netflix series I Just Killed My Dad, which features the story of Anthony Templet of Baton Rouge who killed his father when he was 17 in 2019, is one of the top streaming shows on the platform. It highlights years of abuse Templet endured at the hands of his father. Templet’s attorney Jarrett Ambeau says his client has watched the series and says he wants to work on a relationship with his  estranged mother…:

Cut  11 (06)  “…existed.” 
Templet was offered a plea deal for manslaughter, avoided jail time, and was given five years of supervised probation.