Nicholls announces plans to have a Coastal Restoration center dedicated to saving the endangered wetlands where most of their students live.
Voicer 3 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

More information is coming out about the Jefferson Parish man who was arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly trying to run over an interracial couple at a convenience store parking lot in Metairie. Deputies say 50-year-old James Descant, who is white, used a racial slur and threatened to kill the couple before the attack. The man jumped away from the vehicle, while the woman suffered injuries to her hip, wrist and foot.

New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson spoke publicly for the first time about her struggles with gambling addiction during a committee hearing on the legalization of sports betting. Peterson says she’s dealt with the disease for years, but kept it a secret.
Cut 10 (12) “…addiction.”
Peterson’s gambling addiction became public last month after reports surfaced she was removed from casino. She voluntarily placed herself on a list that allows casino operators to remove you from a gambling hall if spotted in one.

Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s legislation that would allow information about whether or not a driver was buckled up to be used in determining damages in trials related to car wrecks has been approved by the House. Huval says 90 percent of drivers nationwide buckle up, but…
Cut 13 (12) “by 50-percent.”
Supporters of Huval’s bill say it can help lower insurance costs.