06:30 Newscast January 7, 2016

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards takes office on Monday and two former governors have some advice for Edwards. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Despite weeks of speculation that he may want to coach for another NFL team, Sean Payton remains the head coach of the Saints. At a press conference Wednesday, Payton stated tha he couldn’t envision himself coaching for any other club. Payton has led the Black & Gold to the playoffs five times since becoming head coach in 2006.

Small businesses in Louisiana aren’t too optimistic about 2016. Dawn Starns, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says owners haven’t changed their negative outlook in quite some time. She says things were more upbeat a couple of years ago, but now businesses have much lower expectations…

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Starns feels many Louisiana businesses are in “wait and see” mode with the a brand new administration moving in beginning Monday.