4:30 PM Newscast

Republican Eddie Rispone has launched his first statewide governor’s race ads, and his message to the voters is pretty straight forward…

cut  2 (30) I’m Matt Doyle”  

The two parents along with a grandmother are under arrest after authorities discovered drug use and “deplorable” conditions at a house where a two-month-old baby lived. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office got a complaint that parents of a newborn were smoking narcotics inside a home with their baby, and when deputies arrived they found the child is a soiled diaper. The baby is now in the care of DCFS and is doing well.

Methanex announces an expansion of the company’s Louisiana operations with a $1.3 billion investment to construct a third methanol plant in Ascension Parish. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the plant will create 62 new direct jobs with competitive wages.

Cut 6 (08) “…next three years.”

The operation is expected to begin in 2022.

A Baton Rouge teen faces second-degree murder after he allegedly admitted to intentionally causing a crash that killed 51-year-old Stephanie Payne of Greenwell Springs. Impairment is not suspected to be a factor and State Trooper Taylor Scrantz says they are not sure why Jordan decided to hit Payne’s Nissan Rogue at a high rate of speed…

Cut 4 (10) “…motive was”

Jordan has also been charged with reckless operation and simple escape.