1:30 LRN Newscast Dec 1

LSU introduced Brian Kelly as its new head football coach today. Kelly has spent the last 12 years at Notre Dame and LSU fans have only been able to watch his work from afar as Kelly has coached his whole life in the Midwest. LSU athletics director Scott Woodward expects Tiger Nation will love him because he wins…

Cut 12 (07) “..is win”  

Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain is facing up to ten years in a federal lockup after pleading guilty today to one of 16 corruption counts in a kickback scheme related to his privatizing of an inmate work release program. Loyola University law professor, Dane Ciolino, says Strain’s plea comes as no surprise.

Cut 9 (09) “…these federal charges.”

When country music star Garth Brooks plays his fan-favorite hit “Callin Baton Rouge” on April 30th, it will have extra meaning. Michelle Southern explains…

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Michelle Southern.”

The Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of the American Queen that went overboard shortly after 2:00 AM in the Mississippi River. The Coast Guard is searching in Baton Rouge near the campus of LSU along the river by water and air. Information on how the crew member fell overboard or their identity has been released.