12:30 LRN Newscast Sept 12

Louisiana woke up to somewhat cooler, and more “Autumn-like” weather today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a pocket of dry and cool air is parked over Louisiana…:

CUT 09(10)      “…across the state.”

He says temperatures will dip into the 50”s overnight tonight in northern parishes, and into the 60’s most everywhere else but coastal areas.

This week, representatives of the trucking industry are here to remind you how important truck drivers are. It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Renee Amar is executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association…:

CUT 03(08)      “…brought it to you.”

There are more than 3.6 million professional truck drivers nationwide, with nearly eleven thousand in Louisiana.

 

Baton Rouge activist and U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers says that, contrary to the opinion of many political experts, he has a real chance to beat Senator John Kennedy. Kennedy last ran in 2016. Chambers says Kennedy’s voting record is reason enough to replace him…:

CUT 07(10)      “…deal with inflation.”

Chambers says 585-thousand black people voted for Kennedy last time around, and he believes this time, they’ll vote for him.

…and now today’s markets…