All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and
Mike Pence for vice president. Lloyd Harsch spoke following the vote and
told reporters he’d received over 90,000 emails and several hundred
letters from people urging him not to vote for Mr. Trump. He says he
considered every candidate and all of their options…:
CUT 12 (09) “to change my vote”
Matt McCann was there today protesting the election of Mr. Trump. He
says the president-election teaches ignorance and hate…:
CUT 14 (09) “human being”
The vote was taken today at the state Capitol’s Senate Chambers. Now they will be sent to Washington where they will be read to the new Congress that convenes in January.

It’s a bitterly cold day in Louisiana as most of us woke up to
temperatures in the 30s. Matt Hemmingway with the National Weather
Service in Shreveport says you should break out the winter wear tomorrow
as well…:
cut 4 (10) “24 hours”
Hemmingway says things will start to warm up once we get into the middle
of the week.

Governor John Bel Edwards is traveling to the Tensas Parish town of St.
Joseph today where he’s declared a public health emergency because
elevated levels of lead were found in two water samples. Deputy Chief of
Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says there’s a lot
of construction that needs to be done on St. Joe’s water system…:
CUT 7 (10) “treatment plant”
The Governor’s Office is providing three liters of water a day to each
of the roughly 500 residents of St. Joe.