A Lafayette attorney has claimed the $191 million dollar Powerball prize on behalf of a three-member family partnership from the winning ticket in the October 25th drawing sold in Eunice. Louisiana Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says the group opted for the cash prize…:
CUT 12 (05) “119.4 million dollars”
She says the family wants to remain anonymous but released a statement saying they are obviously elated.

There’s buzz about the possibility of Congressman Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish running for governor in 2019. He says it’s an option he’s considering, but will run for re-election in the 5th Congressional District next year…:
Cut 11 (08) “of that”
He says he’d run for governor because he’d like to see less government oversight on a state level.

Renew LSU wants to change the names of two prominent buildings on campus, including the Parker Coliseum. Spokesperson Savanah Dickinson says former governor John Parker lynched 11 Sicilian immigrants who were allegedly involved in the murder of a New Orleans Police Chief; and did not apologize. She says changing these names is the right thing to do…:
Cut 5 (09) “it stops”
She says Parker and Murphy J. Foster are not worthy of such high profile recognition on the LSU campus.

There’s a new website to help combat the high rate of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the state. It’s called Geaux Talk and Kriste Bardell, with the Louisiana Public Health Institute, says if parents are not happy with the sex education their child is getting, she urges them to discuss it further with school administrators…
Cut 8 (10) “within schools.”
For more information go to geaux talk-dot-org.