5:30 LRN Newscast Feb 12

tap to impact all regions of the state Sunday night into Monday with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. And the winter mix continues into the week Meteorologist C-S Ross says the I-20 corridor could see single-digit low temperatures for Tuesday morning.

Cut 8 (06) “…into the teens”

The northern half of the state is under a Winter Storm Watch.

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 Gail is 101 and wife Patsy Richardson is 99, and there’s says there’s a lot everyone could learn from these two.

Cut 10 (11) “…benefits” 

Pelican Waste has set up a GoFundMe for the two sanitation workers 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 a goal of $10-thousand for Dion Merrick and Brandon Antoine and Pelican spokesperson Monica Camille says they deserve it.

Cut 12 (12) “  acts” 

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.”