5:30 LRN Newscast

A Baton Rouge immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights should you be approached by a Border Patrol officer during the immigration crackdown operation that will be getting underway soon in and around New Orleans. David Rozas says the right to remain silent extends to everyone in the country, whether they’re citizens or immigrants.

Cut 6 (11) “…to remain silent.”

The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting tomorrow to discuss former football coach Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against the school as he seeks his full 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says the board will spend nearly the whole meeting in executive session; and it will announce the next steps in open session afterwards.

Cut 11 (11) “…of that meeting.”

Two Vermillion Parish men are arrested in connection with an attack on a man walking home from a festival in Lafayette last month. Surveillance video led investigators to 23-year-olds Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney in connection with the assault of Dustyn Cope. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robyn Green says attacks like this one cast a very dark shadow on the city.

Cut 5 (10) “…we have here.”

Plastipak Manufacturing announces a major expansion of its Pineville manufacturing facility. It will create 15 direct jobs and 25 indirect jobs while retaining 340 current positions. Louisiana Central President and CEO Chris Masingill says this is a huge economic win for the entire Central Louisiana region.

Cut 14 (12) “…and business climate.”

4:45 LRN Sportscast

The LSU Board of Supervisors has called for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by Brian Kelly against LSU as the former Tigers football coach is seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson, with the Louisiana Illuminator, says once the board members emerge from executive session, they will announce their next steps in the Kelly buyout dispute…

Cut 11 (11) “…of that meeting.”

Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin is now the betting favorite to become LSU’s next coach at plus 300 odds on Bovada Sportsbook.

The Louisiana High School football playoffs begin tomorrow night. In Division Three select, Spencer Verrett of the LHSAA Network is looking forward to the eight versus nine matchup between the defending champion Catholic New Iberia Panthers and the Bunkie Panthers.

Cut 14 (11) “…in this one.”

UL-Lafayette faces Arkansas State tonight at 6:30 p.m., as the Cajuns look to win their third straight game. The Cajuns are 1-and-4 on the road this season, and head coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-moe) says his team has to find a way to win on the road, as they are just two wins away from becoming bowl eligible.

Cut 18 (18)  “…ready to play.”

Southeastern Louisiana football returns to Hammond as the Lions face Nicholls State tonight at 6 p.m. in the 36th edition of the River Bell Classic. It’s a must-win game for the Lions as they look to get into the 24-team FCS Playoffs.

LSU women’s basketball is back tonight as the Tigers host Alcorn State at 7 p.m. at the PMAC. The Tigers could become the first SEC team to score 100-plus points in six straight games.

4:30 LRN Newscast

With the immigration crackdown in New Orleans approaching, an immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights, should you encounter a Border Patrol agent. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

We could get more information soon on the future of Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss. Kiffin, who has been courted by LSU and Florida for their head coaching vacancies, will reportedly meet with Rebels athletics director Keith Carter tomorrow. Louisiana Sports-dot-net reports Carter is expected to present Kiffin with a comprehensive NIL plan for the program moving forward.

 

Lafayette Police has arrested two men from Vermilion Parish for beating up a man near a major intersection last month during the middle of the night. The case received widespread attention in Acadiana as the victim, Dustyn Cope, said the attack  was racially motivated. But Sergeant Robin Green says the exact motive is unclear.

Cut 4 (07) “…not prove that.”

Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney, who are both 23, are charged with second-degree battery.

Plastipak Packaging in Rapides Parish has announced a 54-million dollar expansion of its Pineville manufacturing facility. Louisiana Central President and CEO Chris Masingill says Plastipak is a global leader in plastic packaging…

Cut 13 (10) “….from that facility”

The expansion will create 15 new jobs, but the expansion also means 340 workers will remain employed at Plastipak Packaging.

3:30 LRN Newscast

New Orleans is bracing for a two-month immigration enforcement operation. While President Trump and Governor Landry maintain that federal agents will be going after the most violent criminals, immigration attorney David Rozas says the people they’ll really be going after are other people entirely, and they’ll be targeting them solely based on the color of their skin.

Cut 8 (11) “…last 20 years.”

The LSU Board of Supervisors has called for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by Brian Kelly as the former Tigers football coach is seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says most of the meeting will take place behind closed doors

Cut 9 (10)  “.of the meeting.”

Lafayette Police arrest two Vermillion Parish men for allegedly assaulting a man who was walking home from Festivals Acadiens et Creoles last month. Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney, who are both 23, are charged with second-degree battery in the October 12th attack on Dustyn Cope. Sergeant Robin Green says important evidence led investigators to the two men.

Cut 3 (09) “…after the festival.”

Even though Cope, who’s half Filipino, says the attack was racially motivated, Green says investigators have not established that as of yet.

Plastipak Manufacturing announces a major expansion of its Pineville manufacturing facility. The nearly 54-million-dollar plan will create 15 direct jobs and 25 indirect jobs. Louisiana Central President and CEO Chris Masingill says Plastipak is one of the global leaders in plastic packaging.

Cut 12 (12) “…supply chain synergy.”

2:30 LRN Newscast

The LSU Board of Supervisors calls for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by former head football coach Brian Kelly. He’s seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout, while the school is seeking to fire him for cause, thus owing him nothing. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says we’ll find out tomorrow on how LSU plans to respond to Kelly’s lawsuit.

Cut 10 (09) “…meeting is over.”

New Orleans is the next stop on President Trump’s immigration crackdown, and a Baton Rouge immigration lawyer has some useful advice during the operation. David Rozas says immigrants who are in the country legally need to make an extra effort to have their required identification with them at all times.

Cut 7 (11) “…search and seizure.”

The Rapides Parish facility where plastic containers are manufactured for companies around the world announces a major expansion. Andre Champagne reports.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

Walmart apparently doesn’t like it when people horse around in its stores. As many as eight horseback riders decided to end their trail ride Sunday by riding into the Abbeville store. In an effort to rein in this behavior, Walmart officials are pursuing criminal charges. I just checked Walmart’s website, and indeed hay is not available in stores.

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With the immigration crackdown in New Orleans approaching, an immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights, should you encounter a Border Patrol agent. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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The Rapides Parish facility where plastic containers are manufactured for companies around the world announces a major expansion. Andre Champagne reports.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

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Lafayette Police arrest two Vermillion Parish men for allegedly assaulting a man who was walking home from Festivals Acadiens et Creoles last month. Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney, who are both 23, are charged with second-degree battery in the October 12th attack on Dustyn Cope. Sergeant Robin Green says important evidence led investigators to the two men.

Cut 3 (09) “…after the festival.”

Cope is half Filipino and says the attack was racially motivated, with his attackers and others with them calling him racial slurs. Sergeant Green says the exact motive at this time, however, remains unclear.

Cut 4 (07) “…not prove that.”

Green says attacks like this one cast a very dark shadow on Lafayette.

Cut 5 (10) “…we have here.”

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A Baton Rouge immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights should you be approached by a Border Patrol officer during the immigration crackdown operation that will be getting underway soon in and around New Orleans. David Rozas says the right to remain silent extends to everyone in the country, whether they’re citizens or immigrants.

Cut 6 (11) “…to remain silent.”

Rozas says if you do exercise your right to remain silent, you may still be detained, but the grounds for the federal agents to detain you have been playing out in the federal courts. Rozas says especially during the operation, immigrants who are in the country legally need to make an extra effort to have their required identification with them at all times.

Cut 7 (11) “…search and seizure.”

While President Trump, Governor Landry and others maintain that the federal agents are going after the most violent criminals, Rozas says the people they’ll really be going after are other people entirely, and they’ll be targeting them solely based on the color of their skin.

Cut 8 (11) “…last 20 years.”

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The LSU Board of Supervisors has called for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by Brian Kelly against LSU as the former Tigers football coach is seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says most of the meeting will take place behind closed doors

Cut 9 (10)  “.of the meeting.”

When LSU fired Kelly last month they said negotiations over the size of the buyout would continue. Contractually, Kelly is due 54-million dollars, but according to the lawsuit filed by Kelly’s attorneys, the school is seeking to fire Kelly with cause, which means they would not have to pay any of the buyout. Hutchinson says we will find out tomorrow on how LSU plans to respond to Kelly’s lawsuit…

Cut 10 (09) “…meeting is over.”

Hutchinson says once the board members emerge from executive session, they will announce their next steps in the Kelly buyout dispute…

Cut 11 (11) “…of that meeting.”

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Plastipak Manufacturing announces a major expansion of its Pineville manufacturing facility. The nearly 54-million-dollar plan will add 200-thousand square feet to its facility, and it will create 15 direct jobs and 25 indirect jobs while retaining 340 current positions. Louisiana Central President and CEO Chris Masingill says Plastipak is one of the global leaders in plastic packaging.

Cut 12 (12) “…supply chain synergy.”

Masingill says as such, if you use a certain brand of detergent, the bottle that it’s contained in was manufactured in Rapides Parish.

Cut 13 (10)  “…from that facility.”

Masingill says the expansion of the facility is a huge economic win for the entire Central Louisiana region.

Cut 14 (12) “…and business climate.”

The project is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

1:30 LRN Newscast

With the immigration crackdown in New Orleans approaching, an immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights, should you encounter a Border Patrol agent. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

The state department of education says Louisiana’s statewide performance score has increased for a fourth consecutive year as 21-percent of the state’s schools earned a letter grade of A, 31-percent received a B, while 16-percent received either a D or F.

 

Lafayette Police have arrested two men from Vermilion Parish after they allegedly attacked a man walking near a major intersection. The incident happened on October 12th during the middle of the night. The story received a lot of attention as the victim, Dustyn Cope, described what happened to a local TV station. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robin Green says they are glad to make an arrest in this case…

Cut 5 (10)’…have here”

Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney have both been charged with second-degree battery.

LSU is facing a lawsuit from former football coach Brian Kelly, who is demanding that LSU pay the entire 54-million dollar buyout. The LSU Board of Supervisors has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow and the Louisiana Illuminator’s Piper Hutchinson says the lawsuit will be discussed during executive session and we should find out how LSU will respond to this lawsuit…

Cut 11 (11) “…of that meeting”

12:30 LRN Newscast

A Baton Rouge immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights should you be approached by a Border Patrol officer during the immigration crackdown operation that will be getting underway soon in and around New Orleans. David Rozas says the right to remain silent extends to everyone in the country, whether they’re citizens or immigrants.

Cut 6 (11) “…to remain silent.”

Rozas says if you do exercise your right to remain silent, you may still be detained, but the grounds for the federal agents to detain you have been playing out in the federal courts.

Lafayette Police have arrested two men from Vermilion Parish for beating up a man near a major intersection. The case received widespread attention in Acadiana as the victim, Dustyn Cope, said the case was racially motivated. But Sergeant Robin Green says the exact motive at this time, however, remains unclear.

Cut 4 (07) “…not prove that.”

The second round of the high school football playoffs is tomorrow night. Andre Champagne looks at who is on upset alert on the select side.

Cut 20 (34) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

11:30 LRN Newscast

Lafayette Police arrest two Vermilion Parish men for allegedly assaulting a man who was walking home from a festival last month. Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney, who are both 23, are charged with second-degree battery in the October 12th attack on Dustyn Cope. Sergeant Robin Green says important evidence led investigators to the two men.

Cut 3 (09) “…after the festival.”

Cope, who is half Filipino, told KATC-TV that he believes the attack was racially motivated, but Green says they found no evidence of that.

The LSU Board of Supervisors has called for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by Brian Kelly against LSU as the former Tigers football coach is seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says most of the meeting will take place behind closed doors

Cut 9 (10) “…of the meeting”

 

The next stop on President Trump’s immigration crackdown is New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Police in Abbeville are looking for several people who rode a horse into Walmart store on Saturday. Police Chief Mike Hardy believes the group of horse riders were participating in a nearby trail ride when they decided to trot their horses into the Walmart. Walmart is not happy and they want police to charge these individuals with a crime.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin is LSU and Florida’s top targets in their head coaching searches. Rebels fans are on edge, but Kiffin says being pursued by other programs speaks volumes for what’s happening at Ole Miss.

Cut 16 (19) “…from that perspective.”

Kiffin is now the betting favorite to become LSU’s next head coach at plus 300 odds on Bovada Sportsbook.

Southeastern Louisiana football returns back to Hammond as the Lions face Nicholls State tonight at 6 p.m. in the 36th edition of the River Bell Classic. It’s a must-win game for the Lions as they look to get into the 24-team FCS Playoffs.

Last night, Louisiana Tech men’s basketball dropped to 2-and-2 on the season after losing at Indiana State by a score of 60-51.

UL-Lafayette faces Arkansas State tonight, as the Cajuns look to win their third straight game. The Cajuns are 1-and-4 on the road this season, and head coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-moe) says his team has to find a way to win on the road as they are just two wins away from becoming bowl eligible.

Cut 18 (18)  “…ready to play.”

The second round of the Louisiana High School football playoffs begins tomorrow night. Today, we are looking at the Select matchups. In Division Four, Spencer Verrett with the LHSAA network, says two historically storied programs meet in Monroe as Southern Lab visits Ouachita Christian, and he says this game could go either way.

Cut 15 (12) “…to Oak Grove.”

Northwestern State will host Stephen F. Austin in its season finale tonight at 6:30 p.m. as the Demons look to break their 10-game losing streak.