12:30 LRN Newscast December 28th

A 23-year-old Jeanerette man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of 75-year-old Howard Poche. The elderly man was reported missing on Christmas day. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Captain Richard Fleming says Jeffery Marks was taken into custody this morning.
Cut 6 (11)”degree murder”
It’s been reported that Poche’s body was found in a trash can at his home.

Louisiana saw it’s share of bizarre stories in 2016. At the state Capitol, Jackson Representative Kenny Havard proposed an amendment that said strippers must be younger than 28 and weigh less than 160 pounds. Havard never apologized for what some called a bad sexist joke…
cut 8 (08) “…160 pounds”

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces more Louisiana residents are purchasing flood insurance since the two devastating floods Louisiana endured this year. Don Molino has more…
voicer 1 (31) “…I’m Don Molino”