7:30 LRN Newscast

Louisiana has a new prisons chief. Andrew Greenstein has more.

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

 

Louisiana can use more money for roads and Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the federal government is sending an additional 104-million dollars to the Bayou State….

Cut 8 (07) “…of Louisiana”

Graves says these dollars are earmarked for shovel ready projects.

 

This is the first big football weekend of the year for Louisiana. You have high school jamborees tonight, several college football games tomorrow, USC-LSU on Sunday night and last night ULM snapped a ten-game losing streak by beating Jackson State 30-14. First-year head coach Bryant Vincent…

Cut 30 (12) “…proud of em”

Also, last night Tulsa defeated Northwestern State 62-28, Tulane blanked Southeastern Louisiana 52-0.

 

The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is underway in Morgan City. Festival Association President Nelson Cortez says the food court and craft section kicks off tonight, as well as music performances in Lourdes Park. And later on:

Cut 13 (16) “…the Atchafalaya River.”