7:30 LRN Newscast February 9

The Public Service Commission plans to investigate why many Entergy customers saw their utility bills spike after December. P-S-C Chairman Craig Greene says a third party will be tasked with doing a random survey of customers’ bills and they will not rush to come to a conclusion…
cut 9 (07) “….answers”

Governor John Bel Edwards has said he does not support an increase in the state’s gasoline tax, but Winnfield Representative Jack McFarland still plans on filing a gas tax bill to be debated in the upcoming session. McFarland says 34 other states have increased the investment into their roads and bridges since 2013, including every southern state
Cut 10 (11) “…in infrastructure”

An Ochsner Regional Medical Director shares a warning to those who’ve just been vaccinated and think they can immediately return to pre-pandemic life…
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Governor Edwards will receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this afternoon and he’ll also announce that the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge will serve as a mass vaccination site.

State Police has announced the arrest of four Troopers in the Monroe area for allegedly using excessive force during two different incidents.