8:30 A.M. LRN Newscast 02/06/2019

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is warning residents to be on the lookout for symptoms of a virus that could kill your dog. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Ishmael Sopsher isn’t the only Amite star the Purple and Gold are racing to lock up. Four star prospect, cornerback/wide receiver Devonta Lee is also reportedly leaning towards Baton Rouge. Embody says it’s been a long hard fight for the Tangipahoa star, but it looks ready to come to a close…
Cut 6 (12) “…pick LSU.”

Filing your taxes will be a bit different from recent years with 2018 being the first year of the Trump administration’s implementation of a new tax plan. CPA Carrie Grinnell says while the presentation of the tax forms were pitched as being simpler, she says it appears it’s a bit more spread out.
Cut 8 (10) “…to successive pages.”

There’s been a rash of measles outbreaks across the country, and Louisiana Department of Health Immunization Director Frank Welch says Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, but there’s been an uptick in the number of cases in recent years. Most new cases are directly linked to travelers returning from unvaccinated countries, and Welch says almost all of those infected share one thing in common…
Cut 11 (08) “….vaccinated.”