Many kids and teens have a “hoverboard” on their Christmas lists this year, but the self balancing scooter has been linked to fires because some of them explode. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning encourages folks to read up on these devices before purchasing one…:
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Browning says in November, a Lafitte resident was harmed by a fire started from an exploding “hoverboard,” but events like this are happening all over the country.

Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards is holding a news conference this afternoon at LSU to make what he calls a “personal announcement.” It’s wildly reported that Edwards will say he’s naming Republican Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne as his commissioner of administration. The two have not confirmed this…the news conference is set for 3:30. Dardenne crossed party lines to endorse Edwards in the runoff election.

A UNO Philosophy Professor has received a grant to study alternatives to incarceration. Eric Gill reports…:
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The 2016 Grammy Award nominations were announced this morning, and several artists from Louisiana received nods. Those include Lafayette’s “The Revelers Band” and New Orleans singer Jon Cleary who were each nominated in the best regional roots music album. North Louisiana native Tim McGraw’s recording of “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools, is up for best country song.