10:30 LRN Newscast Jan 7

Former East Feliciana School Board member Derald Spears has been charged with payroll fraud after attending only one meeting in 2022. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (30)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

 

A Calcasieu Parish man, who’d JUST been released from the parish jail on one charge, is now back IN, after returning and attacking the jail building. 39-year-old Ken Hunt threw rocks at the glass then pushed the glass in. His next stay with the parish is for criminal damage to property.

 

The recent collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on field, and the quick use of CPR to revive him, has some talking about the importance of learning CPR themselves. Executive Director of Louisiana Capital Area West Red Cross Ed Bush.

CUT 05(12)      “…uptick in classes”

Find out how at “RedCross.org/CPR.

It’s now socially acceptable to enjoy a slice of King Cake. Friday was King’s Day, or 12th Night and thus the official start of the Carnival season that ends with Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy explains the novelty of a King Cake…:

CUT 10  (09)        “…for everybody.”

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, February 21st this year.