5:30 LRN Newscast Feb 13

A St. Mary Parish man faces numerous charges for illegally taking nutria, to profit from the state’s bounty program. More from Jeff Palermo…:

Cut 2 (33)  “….I’m Jeff Palermo.” 

A Good Samaritan who was witnessing an armed robbery in the New Orleans French Quarter is credited with intervening and wrestling the gun from the assailant’s hands. The would-be thief got away, and the intended victim and rescuer were unharmed.

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and while you’ll probably witness some last-minute shopping today, overall shoppers are predicted to spend a whopping $25.9-billion in the US this year. Katherine Cullen with the National Retail Federation says that’s up from $24-billion spent last year, and the second highest on record…:

Cut 3 (11) “…last year.” 

Bad news for the Pelicans as All-Star forward Zion Williamson will miss several more weeks after he re-aggravated his right hamstring. Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin says even though Williamson has missed 28 games this season, he’s confident the team can still play at a high level without their all-star and make the playoffs…

Cut 13 (09) “…mentality means.” 

The Pels play in Oklahoma City tonight.