2:30 LRN Newscast

The attorney for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy welcomes an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office into State Police’s decision to charge Lacy with negligent homicide. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The last remaining New Orleans jail escapee’s run from the law is over. Derrick Groves was taken into custody in Atlanta following an hours-long standoff. Groves and nine others escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail nearly five months ago.

Senator Bill Cassidy has yet another primary challenger. She’s St. Tammany Parish Councilwoman Kathy Seiden. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says with a GOP candidate field that includes John Fleming, Blake Miguez and Eric Skrmetta, Seiden’s strategy has to be to clinch second place in the April primary.

Cut 10 (10) “…in the air.”

The whole state is going to be in for some gorgeous weather for the next several days. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says with a cold front coming through tonight, it will be a lot less humid than what we had been dealing with all summer long.

Cut 13 (14)  “…been experiencing recently.”