2:30 LRN Newscast Feb 12

The National Weather Service in Shreveport says confidence is increasing that the northern half of the state could be hit by two major winter storms next week. Meteorologist C-S Ross says a mix of wintery precipitation is expected to arrive Sunday morning and the storm system will intensify.

Cut 6 (10) “..remain possible.”

Pelican Waste has set up a GoFundMe for the two heroic sanitation workers, Dion Merrick, and Brandon Antione, who spotted a car from an Amber Alert earlier this week in St. Martin Parish and helped rescue a kidnapped 10-year-old. The fund has raised close to 55-hundred dollars so far and Pelican spokesperson Monica Camille…

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The Louisiana Family Forum has found the new longest-married couple in the state: a pair out of Gonzales who’ve been married for 80 years. LFF President Gene Mills says 101-year-old Gail is a Catholic and 99-year-old Patsy Richardson is Baptist, and there’s says there’s a lot everyone could learn from these two centenarians.

Cut 10 (11) “…benefits” 

Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest dining days of the year for the restaurant industry and in Louisiana, Valentine’s Day usually competes with Mardi Gras Parades but that’s not the case this year. Wendy Waren with the Louisiana Restaurant Association says however many restaurants are offering to-go options to celebrate carnival at home or for touring house floats by car.

Cut 4 (08) “…home.” 

Behind Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day is the second busiest day of the year traditionally for restaurants.