17:30 LRN Newscast January 15

The Saints have some big decisions to make this offseason. Matt Doyle talked to NFL Analyst Mike Detillier about what the Black and Gold will need to do…

Cut 2 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

163 employees at CB and I in Livingston Parish are losing their jobs.  The pipe fabrication facility in Walker says they are cutting costs due to a lack of available work.  The Business Report says the decision was made after the company announced a six billion dollar merger with McDermott International.  The layoffs go into effect February 19th.

Several weather warnings are in effect for all of Louisiana with the impending winter weather.  Five northern Parishes are under Winter Storm Warnings, many parishes in Central and Southwest Louisiana are under Winter Weather advisories and wind chill advisories and all of southeast Louisiana is under a hard freeze warning.   Shreveport National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Duplantis says snow could fall late tonight in northern most parishes…

Cut 3 (07) “some areas.”

Road conditions could get bad very quickly tonight and tomorrow. DOTD spokesman Rodney  Mallett says even though they are prepared to work on clearing roads, check L-A-5-1-1 before heading out to see if the route you are taking is open and clear…

Cut 8 (13) “it’s closed.”