9:30 LRN Newscast January 8

If you drive through the small town of Jennings, you might feel as if you’re in an episode of the Twilight Zone because the town is split on which Tiger to pull for Monday. That’s because Clemson Tigers stand out running back Travis Etienne hails from the Jefferson Davis Parish town. Jennings Mayor Henry Guinn is conflicted.
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Etienne had an outstanding prep career at Jennings High.

Staff and alumni from LSU and Clemson will get together in Harahan in Jefferson Parish on Saturday to repackage more than two tons of Louisiana-grown rice so that it can be distributed to food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. Jay Vise is the spokesperson for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana…
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Vise says fighting hunger is something all football fans have in common.
LSU Astronomy Researchers have made a long-range prediction that in 2018 a faint star known as V Sagittae will explode and become the brightest star in the night sky. Professor Juhan Frank (You-han Fronck) over the next few decades the star will brighten rapidly, providing a great learning tool for astronomers…
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The findings were first shared at the 235th annual American Astronomical Society meeting in Hawaii.

The National Weather Service in Shreveport says severe storms with tornadoes and damaging winds are looking increasingly likely Friday afternoon through Saturday morning for northwest Louisiana. Severe weather is possible throughout Louisiana on Saturday. Rain is also in the forecast for inauguration day on Monday.