4:30 LRN Newscast Oct 20

Kevin Daigle has been formally sentenced to death for the 2015 fatal shooting of Louisiana state trooper Steven Vincent. The victim’s brother, Iowa Police Chief Keith Vincent, says he is glad to see justice prevail after all this time…

Cut 13 (12) “…system prevails.”

November 15th is the deadline to use the simplified filing of GetCTC-dot-org for the 2021 expanded Child Tax credit of up to $36-hundred per child. The CTC has been around for some time, but Louisiana budget Project executive director Jan Moeller says most years you have to earn a certain amount to claim it, but for 2021…

Cut 8 (11)  “…very long.”

Governor John Bel Edwards applauds federal Department of Energy funds coming Louisiana’s way to help bolster the green vehicle industry here. He says $100-million will go to Koura chemical in St. Gabriel to make a key lithium battery component…:

Cut 10 (09) “…is very important.” 

$220-million will go to expanding the Syrah Tech plant in Vidalia, which makes batteries for Tesla and other EV makers.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson had an impressive return to the NBA last night with 25 points in his first game in 17 months as New Orleans defeated Brooklyn to tip off a new season. Williamson scored most of his points inside the paint and also had nine rebounds. The former first-round pick says received lots of encouragement…

Cut 14 (11)  “…stay high”