8:30 LRN Newscast January 20

Despite having the Louisiana Republican Party’s official endorsement to be the state’s next governor, Attorney General Jeff Landry currently has four challengers; three from within his own party and Congressman Garret Graves could still get in. Does this signal a serious rift within the state GOP? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says at the very least, it shows there is not a consensus candidate among Republican voters…:
Cut 7 (11) “…to a candidate.”

Law enforcement officials will ask the state legislature to pass a law to crack down on glock switches. It’s a small device that can turn any handgun into an automatic weapon. New Orleans ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Marlin Ford says the glock switches pose a danger to the public…
cut 6 (06) “…how they function”
Ford says Glock switches allow a firearm to unleash up to 12-hundred rounds per minute and they can be made at home with a 3D printer.

Gasoline prices are back above three-dollars a gallon. The statewide average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.08, two cents higher than yesterday. AAA’s Don Redman says where prices go from here is in OPEC’s hands…:
CUT 25(10) “…the summer.”
He says, price-wise, we are about where we were a year ago.

The University of Louisiana Monroe unveils a new virtual campus tour compel prospective students. ULM’s Director of Digital Recruitment and Analytics Trey Wilson says the Take Flight link can be found on the school’s homepage and it features two components. First a general information area, where visitors can link to all ULM departments and degree programs, and a feature video about them…
Cut 10 (07) “…graduated from here.”
The new virtual campus tour was developed by Student-Bridge, a higher education recruiting services and solutions company.