Frigid cold weather will greet us for the start of the New Year. Chris Nuttall with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says North Louisiana will see temperatures fall into the teens…:
CUT 6 (11) “northern Louisiana”
Freddie Ziegler with the National Weather Service in Slidell says this extended cold snap will pull temperatures in south Louisiana well below normal too….
cut 10 (11) “…..of January”

Media reports indicate the relationship between LSU Coach Ed Orgeron and Offensive coordinator Matt Canada is frosty. Canada says he’d like to be the offensive coordinator in 2018, but the speculation is he will not be back.

An alleged middle man in a “Nigerian prince” email scam has been arrested in Slidell after an 18-month investigation. 67-year-old Michael Neu has been booked on 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Slidell police spokesman Daniel Seuzeneau says finding the kingpin of these types of operations is almost impossible, but they are glad they nabbed Neu…
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Authorities say Neu participated in hundreds of financial scams over the internet and phone and wired the money back to co-conspirators in Nigeria.

Fireworks will be going off across the state on New Year’s Eve. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says always read the package before firing the explosives…
cut 12 (07) “….to light it”
Browning says even with damp conditions, make sure you have at least 300 feet of clear space before launching your fireworks.