2:30 LRN Newscast Feb 2

Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise led colleagues in passing a bill requiring federal workers to return to the office. It’s dubbed the “SHOW UP Act”; an acronym for Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems He says the federal government shouldn’t be operating in lockdown mode anymore. He cites the Veterans Administration as an example of the so-called “unproductive problems.”

Cut  4 (12)  “…that hurts people.” 

The bill heads to the Senate.

25-year-old Kevin Comardelle of Hahnville was sentenced to 8 years after the boat he was operating on July 4th ran into another and killed 36-year-old Audrey Higgins. State Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says Comardelle was intoxicated.

Cut 8 (04)  “…prevented.” 

Four other passengers suffered significant injuries.

Thirty-one-year-old Louis Foret of Morgan City has received a life sentence after admitting to fatally shooting a Thibodaux man multiple times two years ago. Lafourche Parish District Attorney spokesperson David Melancon says Foret shot and killed his friend Chance Benoit.

Cut 14 (11)   “..hung up the phone.”

After a Shar Pei puppy was stolen from a Lakeview home in New Orleans Monday, a $1300 reward is being offered for its safe return. Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson says when UNO student Scott Elston arrived at his home, artwork and electronics had been stolen along with his beloved puppy Toby.

Cut 10 (11) “…they’re doing.” 

You’re asked to contact the Humane Society of Louisiana if you have any information about the puppy.