6:30 LRN Newscast November 19

The Louisiana Health Department has reported its first death from a vaping-associated lung injury. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter say vapers who use a combination of nicotine and-or THC are most at risk…
cut 9 (11) “…addiction to quit”
Kanter says vapers needing assistance to quit should call 1-800-Quit-Now.

The 2019 election season is over and we can start to look ahead to 2020, as Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is up for re-election. ULM Political Science Professor Dr. Joshua Stockley says even though Democratic Governor Edwards just won re-election, there’s not another Democrat out there who can seriously challenge Cassidy…
Cut 4 (10) “right now.”
Cassidy won his first term in the Senate in 2014, beating Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu 56 to 44.

Governor Edwards activates the state’s cybersecurity team in response to an attack on state government computer systems. Kevin Barnhart has more.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart”