11:30 LRN Newscast Nov 28

A Louisiana woman sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries after a small plane crashed in Maryland. Authorities say two people were rescued this morning six hours after the plane collided into live powerlines in Montgomery County. 66-year-old Janet Williams of Marrero also suffered from hypothermia while waiting to be rescued. The plane originally department White Plains New York. It’s under investigation and the collision caused power outages to 120-thousand customers.

 

If you have LA Wallet on your phone, you can now add your conceal carry permit to the app. Envoke, created LA Wallet and Calvin Fabre (FAY-BREE) is president of the company.

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LA Wallet is the app best known as a way to conveniently show your Louisiana driver’s license. Fabre says what’s added to the app is influenced by requests in polls on their website at LA Wallet dot com.

A Louisiana company receives FDA clearance for its chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves. SafeSource Direct partner Steve Mott says the company was founded in January 2021 as a joint venture between Ochsner Health and Trax Development in response to disruptions in the worldwide supply chain.

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The FDA approval means the facility located near Broussard can add 13-hundred more jobs.

Hallmark Christmas movie junkies are getting a taste of how Louisiana celebrates the holiday season with “My Southern Family Christmas.” Ascension Parish native and filmmaker Daniel Lewis says it’s a story about a reporter who ends up covering a story about Sorrento’s newest Pere Noel who happens to be her father who left when she was an infant.

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This Saturday Lewis’ production A New Orleans Noel debuts on Lifetime.