14:30 LRN Newscast January 5

House fires statewide have claimed 16 lives since Christmas according to State Fire Marshal Butch Browning.  This morning, Baton Rouge firefighters battled a blaze that killed a grandmother and two grandchildren.  Browning says space heaters are the cause of many of these fires…

Cut 3 (09) “defend themselves.”

The victims in this morning’s fire are identified as Gloria Anderson, six-year-old Maylia Jackson and toddler Michele Jackson. 

East Baton Rouge sheriff deputies arrested a 29-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his wife and three children with a knife. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says they expect to book Dung Van Tran into the parish jail today after he receives medical treatment after he tried to stab himself also. He is facing several charges…

Cut 14 (05) “child endangerment”

The Trump administration is proposing an end to the thirty year moratorium on offshore drilling in most of the country. Matt Doyle has more…

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Sunday is the Saints first home playoff game in six years, and fans are preparing parties across the Bayou State keeping Saints retailers busy as fans are buying jerseys, banners, party plates, and everything else black and gold. Black and Gold Shop’s Pam Randazzo says the weather has Saints fans wrapping up…

Cut 9 (06)  “winter gear”