LRN Newscast 17:30 November 25

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has launched OnwardLouisiana-dot-com to give Louisiana residents updates on his plans and give those interested in working for his administration a chance to express their interest in a position. Spokesperson for the Edwards transition team, Mary Patricia Wray, says they want the best and brightest on their team…
cut 9 (09) “team members”
She says resumes are already pouring in.

14 additional strip clubs across the state were cited for drug activity, prostitution, and lewd acts as part of the state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control’s “Operation Trick or Treat” investigation. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert says the latest results of this operation show that this is not an issue that’s isolated to the French Quarter…
CUT 5 (07) “addressing it”
Six of the establishments were issued emergency suspensions due to a threat to public safety.

Despite rumors that he could be fired soon after Saturday’s Texas A-and-M game, LSU Coach Les Miles says its business as usual as his team prepares for the Aggies. The coach was asked during the SEC Coaches teleconference if he felt this would be his last game at LSU…
cut 12 (12) “my view”
Miles has the highest winning percentage in school history.

Fake money used in movies is making its way across multiple parishes in southeast Louisiana. According to Morgan City Police. Sgt. Rick Hartley says the bills they’ve confiscated are obviously fake, marked with the phrase “Motion Picture Use Only.” But he says crooks will go into a dimly lit business in an effort to try to break the counterfeit bill for real money…
cut 7 (07) “little closer”
He says at this time, they’ve arrested one person.