16:30 LRN Newscast February 9th

Filming is underway in Louisiana for a new TV series from Marvel. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says it’s based on a comic book called Cloak & Dagger. He hopes this encourages more production crews to choose Hollywood South…:
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Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger will air on the Freeform channel after production is completed.

The flu season in Louisiana is ramping up as we’ve surpassed other states with the number of cases. Dr. Frank Welch with LDH says five out of 100 visits to the doctor are for flu like symptoms, and a nasty strain is going around this year…:
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He says this bad flu season will likely last six to eight weeks.

The names of the three victims killed in Wednesday’s explosion at a packaging plant near DeRidder have been released. 32-year-old William Rolls, 40-year-old Sedrick Stallworth and 40-year-old Jody Goch were working at the plant when two tanks burst into flames. State Police Sergeant James Anderson says they do have a preliminary cause…:
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Seven other workers were injured, but only one is still in the hospital.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon advises tornado victims not to wait to file a claim. He says while it’s important for consumers to know what their coverage is, there won’t be any flood versus wind controversy with this event…:
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that six tornadoes hit Louisiana on Tuesday damaging hundreds of residences.