18:30 LRN Newscast November 13

Governor John Bel Edwards announced today two-thousand new jobs are in January of 2018. DXC is a Virginia based information technology company that will open in New Orleans. Edwards says LED estimates that another 2,257 indirect jobs will be created from this project with an average salary of 63-thousand dollars plus benefits and the economic benefits are unmatched.

Cut 13 (11)  “billion dollars”

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Oren Tessler says bigger butts is the latest trend.  He says women look at Kim Kardashian and other famous celebrities and want to have a similar body. But he says there are some significant risks associated with the procedure.

Cut 5  (09)  “significantly ”

LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says the elimination of tax breaks in the GOP tax reform bills could be disastrous for big-time collegiate athletics. Alleva says LSU receives about 50-million dollars from this revenue stream as reportedly 45-thousand football season tickets require a donation to the school’s Tradition Fund for the right to purchase those tickets.

Cut 7 (11) “the difference”

An East Feliciana Parish Grand jury has formally charged Ryan Sharpe for multiple shootings that resulted in two fatalities and the injuring of a third man. Sharpe will be arraigned on November 28th and he’s also accused of fatally shooting an East Baton Rouge Parish man. Court documents say Sharpe confessed to the crimes.