2:30 LRN Newscast Nov 18

He said he’d make his decision by week’s end, and he has. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says he will not run for Governor in 2023. U.L. Monroe political science professor Pearson Cross says he isn’t surprised…:

CUT 03(11)      “…decided to run.”

Cassidy points out he is the ranking Republican member in a powerful senate committee on health care, education, employment, and retirement. Cross says Cassidy’s history of bi-partisanship will be helpful as well.

Could Twitter be going away anytime soon? Mass resignations at the social media platform owned by Elon Musk threaten its ability to function. Baton Rouge’s Haggai Davis is co-host of the “Tech Gumbo” podcast. He says predicting an actual shutdown is a bit extreme…:

CUT 09(11)      “…breaking soon.”

 

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s deputies ask your help in locating a runaway girl. 16-year-old Jalynn Hope Reed went missing from her Cloutierville home November 3rd. She is 5’4”, 160 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Call the NPSO with any information you may have.

The Golden Band from Tigerland is the first marching band to ever receive a Grammy nomination, after artist and band alum Sean Ardoin proposed the team-up…:

CUT 02(34)      “…Thorington.”