06:30 LRN Newscast January 2nd

A new year can mean the start of several new things, including how to handle your finances. Keeping your financial house in order can be tough, if you are not aware of where you spend your money. Baton Rouge CPA Layne McDaniel says knowing how you spend is very important…
Cut 10 (10) “you want.”

Louisiana’s craft brewery industry has the opportunity to grow this year, thanks to the recently approved GOP tax bill, because it cut in half the excise tax on beer for many producers. Cary Koch, director of the Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild, says Louisiana ranks 48th in the country for the number of breweries per capita and this tax cut can help grow this industry….
cut 15 (09) “…kinda plateau”

State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson looks ahead to road projects coming and continuing into 2018. Michelle Southern reports…:
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Michelle Southern.”

Another very cold start to the morning, with wind chills in some areas reaching the single digits. but it will be a tad warmer this afternoon.