9:30 LRN Newscast

Seventeen Louisiana legislators are calling for a family friendly Super Bowl halftime show. Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges is excited the Super Bowl is in New Orleans but past Super Bowl halftime performances have not been appropriate for children

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The Louisiana lawmakers sent a letter to the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and Louisiana Stadium Expo District calling on them to urge the NFL to ensure Super Bowl halftime shows reflect family-friendly values.

Steel wedge barriers have been installed in the French Quarter ahead of the Super Bowl. It’s too keep vehicles off Bourbon Street. NOPD Superintendent Anee Kirkpatrick says the NFL is also bringing in barriers of their own…

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The arctic blast has put a temporary freeze on strawberry farmers, including one in Livingston Parish. Colleen Crain reports.

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There’s the potential for severe thunderstorms tomorrow in Louisiana. The National Weather Service says a cold front will have the potential to produce strong to severe storms across a large portion of our state. The primary threats will be damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.