16:30 LRN Newscast October 23

Famed New Orleans Chef John Besh steps down from the restaurant company he founded amid a sexual harassment investigation…
Cut 2 (29) “I’m Michelle Southern”

Point Coupee Parish is drying out after receiving a foot of rain yesterday. Sheriff Bud Torres says about 50 people in the New Roads area were displaced as a result of flooding, some for the second time in over a year…
Cut 3 (10) “sub divisions.”
Torres says a a disaster declaration has been filed for the parish president to sign.

Gas prices have been on a slow decline over the last three weeks and the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.22. A year ago, the statewide average was $2.09. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says OPEC meets next month and if they decide to cut back on oil production, it could cause gas prices to drop even more in the United States….
cut 13 (13) “…considerably cheaper”
Singer and former child actor Corey Feldman was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license in Richland Parish. Mangham Police Chief Perry Fleming says cops pulled over Feldman on Saturday who was driving an RV…
Cut 6 (10) “possession of marijuana”
Feldman was released after paying a fine.