LRN Newscast 16:30 08-11-15

The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announce that they issued over 800 citations to Louisiana establishments for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors as a result of their 2015 Summer Crackdown. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert is taking a kind of “glass is half-full” approach…
CUT 9 (11) “underage operatives”

A beloved family cat -adopted last year from the St. Tammany Humane Society has been found mutilated on a golf course in Covington. Owner Becky Worthington says they’re positive that Charlie wasn’t killed by another animal.
CUT 3 (12) “innocent animal”
They are still unsure of who committed this crime.
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Slidell Police released video today of a 50-year-old motorcyclist who survives a horrific accident with an 18-wheeler. Spokesperson Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau says usually when you hear of an accident like this you assume the worst but it’s a miracle he survived…
cut 12 (12) “the ditch”
The Michigan truck driver was found to be under the influence. Some store surveillance video captured the event, and you can view it at LouisianaRadioNetwork.com.

A Lafayette man has been sentenced to ten years in prison by a US District Judge for claiming there was a bomb on the campus of UL-Lafayette a year ago. Thirty-one year old Devin Haywood called in the threats in order to rob a bank. The campus was totally evacuated including all classes for over 5 thousand students.