Governor John Bel Edwards announces the state will seek 600 million dollars in loans to pay for major highway projects. If accepted, the bonds will finance a major expansion of I-10 in Baton Rouge, the I-10 Loyola interchange in Kenner, and an interchange into Barksdale Airforce Base in Bossier City. Edwards says the state will use federal highway money to pay back the loans…:
Cut 10 (09) “12 years”
The financing plans will need to be approved by state lawmakers and the bond commission.

Temperatures will struggle only into the mid 40s for highs today as a cold front has moved over the state, and State Climatologst Barry Keim says the brutal winds are coming in from the north…:
Cut 4 (10) “wind chill”
A hard freeze is forecast for North Louisiana tomorrow, and light freeze down to the coast.

26-year-old Neilson Rizzoto was sentenced to five years in prison today after plowing into a crowd of parade goers during last year’s Endymion parade in New Orleans. The crash injured 32 people and police said Rizzuto was drunk. He also has to attend AA and MADD meetings. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Rizzoto should be thankful he gets another chance.:
Cut 15 (12) “other people”
He says the sentence is an example of new criminal justice reforms.

A police department in Ohio is trying to spread the word that they are not the Vermilion where a teacher was removed from a school board meeting this week for questioning the superintendent. Cops in Vermilion, Ohio say they have received angry and profane messages from people reacting to the controversial arrest of Deyshia Hargrave which actually happened in Vermilion Parish. The Ohio department said to please stop sending hate mail.