1:30 LRN Newscast

The mayor of New Orleans is seeking federal assistance on security plans. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

The Saints completed their worst season since 2005 with another loss yesterday, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-19. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi wanted to win this one for New Orleans, which has been reeling from last week’s terrorist attack…

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The Saints finish the year with a 5-and-12 record.

 

Louisiana wages have grown 25-percent since 2019 according to a report by the Committee of 100 for Economic Development. Committee of 100 CEO Adam Knapp says that type of wage growth is solid, but it lags the Southern average. But Knapp says the Meta Artificial Intelligence data center coming to Richland Parish should help…

Cut 5 (09) “….the entire state”

The new year means changes to state’s unemployment laws. The number of consecutive weeks a person can be on unemployment has been decreased from 26 weeks to 12 to 20 weeks depending on the state’s unemployment rate. Robert Wooley with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state is also cracking down on unemployment fraud and will pursue legal action in certain cases…

Cut 11 (10) “…they would prosecute”