4:30 LRN Newscast Jan 13

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private businesses. The mandate would have required employers with over 100 workers to mandate the COVID vaccine or weekly testing. And while Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy encourages individuals to get a COVID vaccination…

Cut  16 (05) “..Supreme Court agrees”

The state reports 2,081 COVID hospitalizations today; an increase of 82 from Wednesday and the state is also tracking COVID re-infections. Governor Edwards says the department of health is analyzing reinfections and will soon share the percentage of those who are unvaccinated.

Cut 7 (10) “…start of the pandemic.” 

The CDC estimates 60-percent of reinfections from September to December in the US are among the unvaccinated.

A new report from the personal finance website “WalletHub” ranks Louisiana among the worst states in which to raise a family. WalletHub data analyst Jill Gonzales says families should view the report if they are considering moving their family to the Bayou State for a job opportunity…:

Cut 5 (15) “…be a little bit better.”

43-year-old Caleb Barfield and 30-year-old Kimberly Breaux of Lake Charles were arrested after being found with over one-million dollars’ worth of illegal narcotics. Among the drugs seized were 170 grams of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, Lake Charles Police Chief Shawn Caldwell explains what a lethal dose of fentanyl is.

Cut 13 (10) “…rice worth of fentanyl.”

The two face numerous drug charges.