4:30 LRN Newscast Nov 15

A day after Senator John Kennedy issued a statement that he’s strongly thinking of running for governor, Senator Bill Cassidy says he plans to announce his intentions this week…:

CUT 02(32)      “…Thorington.”

Recently re-elected to another term in the U.S. House, District 1 Congressman Steve Scalise has been also elected to be the House Majority Leader in the 118th Congress, come January. Scalise says he will get to work on crime, inflation and uncontrolled immigration next year. Governor John Bel Edwards says Scalise will be in a good spot to deliver for his home state.

 

Charges may be upgraded for the driver of a vehicle in which a baby died, when it crashed last Friday in Vermilion Parish. State Police Trooper Tom Gossen says the 14-month-old was riding in the lap of a front seat passenger…:

CUT 06(07)      “…definitely preventable.”

The driver, 27-year-old Jhori Peters of Abbeville is right now cited for no license, careless operation and two child seat violations, but that could change.

Louisiana ranks 45th among 50 states for rates at which lung cancer is detected early. The American Lung Association’s Ashley Lyerly says FREE lung cancer screening are available if you’re between 50 and 80 or if you’re a heavy smoker…:

CUT 11(09)      “…for lung cancer.”