7:30 LRN Newscast Nov 28

An Alexandria man – 40-year-old Daniel Aikens – is convicted of planting bombs at three businesses in Monroe and Alexandria in 2019 and 2020. Brandon Brown is the U.S. Attorney for the state’s Western District. He says Aikens set off bombs at a Monroe beauty school, an Alexandria gas station and an Alexandria payday loan office. No one was killed or seriously injured. Brown says Aiken called some of the businesses afterward to extort cash to prevent another bombing…:

CUT 05(05)      “…by greed. By money.”

Brown says he’ll seek stiff sentencing when that phase of Aiken’s trial comes up in March.

A Louisiana company gets FDA clearance for its chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves to be used in health care. SafeSource Direct partner Steve Mott says this positions the company to meet the demand to help keep healthcare workers safe…:

CUT 10(11)      “…worker is protected.”

SafeSource is located in Broussard.

 

Authorities are assessing damage following a confirmed tornado that passed through St. Charles Parish during strong thunderstorms on Saturday. St. Charles Parish officials say that a majority of the damage reports are between Cadow Road and Bayou Gauche Road in Paradis.

Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movie season kicked off on Thanksgiving with a film set in and filmed in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more…:

CUT 01(31)      “…Thorington.”