7:30 LRN Newscast

Roads and airports will be busy leading up to Christmas Day. Teiko Foxx reports AAA is estimating 115-million Americans will travel during the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday…
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The Saints were an eight point loser last night falling to the Los Angeles Rams 30-22. New Orleans defense struggled, the Saints offense could not run the ball and they were 0-for-3 on fourth down. New Orleans is 7-8 and trail Tampa Bay by a half game for first place in the NFC South. Two more games left in the season.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is raffling off suite tickets for Taylor Swift’s October 26th show at the Superdome to help fund a new Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Unit. Director of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies Ben Watkins…
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It’s 200-dollars per raffle ticket and they can be purchased at chnola.org/taylor and seven winners will be chosen in March.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve will not have a presence in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve for the first time in five years. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says his office used to sponsor the event, but New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office took it over three years ago and he says it has not been the same since..
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