12:30 LRN Newscast March 1

President Biden delivers his first State of the Union Address tonight. Inflation is expected to be the main topic. Rising gas prices have helped trigger inflation and Senator Bill Cassidy says if the President encouraged more domestic oil production, gas prices would come down…
Cut 12 (09) “…gas pump.”
The State of the Union will air at 8 pm tonight.

It’s a day of revelry and parades in south Louisiana as thousands are celebrating Mardi Gras Day after COVID-19 and a winter storm kept people inside last year. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell turned over a key to the city to the King of Rex…
cut 9 (11) “…needs”
The party will end at midnight, which is when the Lenten season begins.

Former disgraced Baylor football coach Art Briles has resigned from the Grambling football staff. David Grubb has more…
Cut 1 (34) “…I’m David Grubb.”