15:30 LRN newscast may 27th

The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration has released its 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast. NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan says there is a 70-percent chance of 10 to 16 named storms during this season….
cut 6 (06) “…or higher”
Sullivan admits this year’s forecast is challenging because of various of factors related to sea surface temperatures and how strong La Nina and its impacts will be.

A south Louisiana woman who is pregnant is arrested after authorities learn she had a sexual relationship with a juvenile. Thibodaux police corporal David Melancon says the victim and his mother came forward when they learned 24-year-old Alison Thibodaux was pregnant…
cut 12 (09) “…the father”
An Allen Parish man is dead after he was attacked by a large swarm of bees while walking in an Arizona park. Maricopa Country Sheriff’s Deputy Joauquin Enriquez says 23-year-old Alex Bestler of Elton was completely covered in bees when first responders arrived on the scene….
cut 5 (09) “…bad shape”
Enriquez says an examination of Bestler’s body showed over 1,000 bee stings.

A popular thing to do this Memorial Day weekend is to grill. CEO of the Cattle Producers of Louisiana Dave Foster says there’s a good supply of beef at your local grocery store and prices are not as high as previous summers. He says hamburger meat will be very popular….
cut 15 (10) “…for sure”