Adding to a 9 thousand person lay-off in January, oilfield services giant Schlumberger has announced plans to lay off about 11,000 additional employees because of the drop in oil prices. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says oil companies are dealing with crude prices roughly half of what they were a year ago and service companies are being asked for a break in price…
CUT 3 (06) Q: “what’s going on”
He says the pinch won’t be quite as bad for Louisiana, as most oil is off-shore.

A poll on the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire says Governor Bobby Jindal has received the best favorability rating out of all the presidential hopefuls, at 43%…
CUT 6 (09) “him back in”
That’s Tom Jensen with Public Policy Polling.
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This latest round of rain hitting the state today and tonight has flash watches and river flood warnings in effect for many of the rain-soaked areas. The National Weather Service says the rain will be moving on tomorrow, giving us dryer weather pattern.

A conspiracy to plant drugs on a person has yielded another arrest. The former Knight Oil Tools employee was part of the plot to set up Brian Knight. Captain John Babin, with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s office, says Russell Manual is the fourth person to be arrested as part of this investigation….
cut 12 (11) “intimidating witness”

A 25-year Shreveport police veteran has been fired following disciplinary hearing yesterday for an off-duty fight in 2013. Officials say Officer Tracy Fulton picked the fight that broke bones in the victim’s face and caused a concussion, following a minor traffic accident in 2013. Fulton’s attorney say they will appeal.