1:30 LRN Newscast

We’re getting some raw numbers on the Super Bowl’s economic impact to Greater New Orleans and the State of Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein is at the Capitol, where the announcement was made.

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The LSU baseball team outlasted Little Rock in a 10-6 victory last night to advance to Super Regionals. The Tigers will host West Virginia in a best-of-three series with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Game one at the Box is set for 1:00 Saturday.

Sulphur high school teacher and coach Patrick Green is facing charges of domestic abuse, battery with child endangerment, two counts of aggravated assault and resisting an officer for his alleged roll in the stabbing of a six-year-old child. Major Mark Leblanc with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office says the child is at a Baton Rouge hospital with life-threatening injuries…

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Two cyclists were killed Sunday night in overnight crashes in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes. 75-year-old Jerry Francis of Houma was rear ended while traveling south on LA Hwy 57. State Trooper Peggy Borque says Francis’ bike had no lights or reflective material…

Cut 9 (07)  “…stay visible.”

28-year-old Jonathon Bourg of Golden Meadow also suffered a fatal crash after running a read light at the intersection of LA Hwy 308 and LA Hwy 657.