17:30 LRN Newscast January 30th

A majority of Louisiana’s congressional delegation supports President Donald Trump’s travel ban executive order. US Representative Ralph Abraham represents the state’s 5th district…
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Congressman Cedric Richmond the lone Democrat in the delegation opposes it, while GOP Senator Bill Cassidy wants it refined so that doctors from the countries named in the order can still travel in and out of the country.

4-year-old Isiah Winfrey of Metairie was hit and killed while walking with his mother along a highway in Jefferson Parish last night. State Police Trooper Melissa Matey…
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She says the driver has not been cited, since the boy ran into the path of the S-U-V.

Restaurants have teamed up with the Well Ahead initiative to offer healthier options on their menu. Well-Ahead Louisiana director Melissa Martin says the partnership will help restaurant goers make smarter food choices. And She says healthy food can still taste great…
cut 11 (09) “some of those calories”
To learn more about the initiative visit well-ahead-la.com.

Two weeks from today, a special session will likely begin to address a 304-million dollar budget shortfall. Health care services are on the chopping block, which is why Angela Lorio, who has a three-year-old son who uses a feeding tube, is demanding legislators use money from the Rainy Day fund to prevent deep cuts to health care…
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