Former ULM quarterback Doug Pederson takes his Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl. Jeff Palermo spoke with a friend of Pederson’s in Bossier City:
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish returned to the Capitol following his latest surgery as he recovers from injuries sustained in an ambush last June. He told reporters that the procedure two weeks ago was successful, but it took a long recovery.

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announces its 2018 lineup this morning at 11am.

A group that recruits, trains, and places veterans into industry careers is coming to New Orleans. NextOp Regional Manager Ben Armstrong says the challenge for many vets is that they are underemployed…:
Cut 5 (07) “meaningful careers”
He says there wasn’t a service like NextOp in the New Orleans market to assist veterans or military to try to engage them to keep their talent in Louisiana. They will launch February 1st. Find out more at nextopvets.org.

Entergy Louisiana breaks ground on a new 872-million dollar plant near Lake Charles, which is expected to employ over 700 people during construction. Entergy spokesperson Michael Burns…:
Cut 12 (08) “metropolitan region”
The natural gas fired plant is expected to be operational in June of 2020.