15:30 LRN Newscast September 2nd

Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate in the country, according to a new report from Trust for America’s Health. Don Molino has more…
CUT 1 (28) “I’m Don Molino”

According to the governor’s office, work started in 15 homes today as part of the Shelter at Home Program, which pays up to 15-thousand dollars to make a home livable, while other repairs continue. Workers were at Patricia Lee’s home and she’s thankful for the program…
cut 12 (08) “….and everything”

State Police Trooper Melissa Matey says new criminal charges of negligent homicide and negligent injuring have been filed against the illegal immigrant who was at the wheel of a bus that hit a stopped firetruck on I-10 near LaPlace last Sunday. The wreck resulted in three deaths and dozens of injuries. Matey says they are still tyring to determine how the crash happened…
cut 9 (10) “….speed is a factor”
It’s been reported that the driver told investigators that the brakes failed on the bus.

If you lost your job or income as a result of last month’s flooding, you can apply for disaster unemployment benefts at L-A-works-dot-net through October 14th. Director of the Unemployment Insurance Program, Renita Ward Williams…
cut 15 (11) person’s income”
Williams says over 57-hundred people have already applied.