1230PM LRN News July 13

If the scales of justice are rockin’, don’t bother knocking… Kevin Barnhart has the hottest story in Rapides Parish.

Cut 2 (29) ”I’m Kevin Barnhart” 

A Bankrate.com survey determined Louisiana was the fourth worst retirement destination in the country. Bankrate analyst Taylor Tepper says the creative vitality index used to calculate the score incicates that outside of pockets of activity, pickens may be slim.

Cut 5  (10)  “…there for you”

A previously marked black bear was found on the lam making it’s way through a Central neighborhood Wednesday night, and it’s not this bear’s escape from a protected area. The ursine El Chapo was non aggressive, but certainly unexpected in the urban setting. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Public Information Director Trey Iles says seeing more bears break their chains may be due to the expanding population’s footprint.

Cut 9 (12)  “…some conflict”

Visit bearwise-dot-o-r-g for more information about what to do if smokey takes a trip into your neck of the woods.

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