10:30 LRN Newscast January 30

The State of the Union is expected to cover a wide range of issues from the economy to national security.  Baton Rouge Congressman Garrett Graves says immigration will be another hot ticket item tonight.

Cut 12 (09) “1.8 million.”

Cajun Navy founder Jon Bridgers is expected to be recognized during the speech.  His volunteer group is credited with rescuing thousands during Hurricane Harvey and the 2016 floods.

One of the state agencies facing massive cutbacks if Governor John Bel Edwards “Doomsday budget” becomes reality is the LSU Pennington Biomedical Center.  Executive Director John Kirwan says with the uncertainty about the budget, he hopes they can draw the best and brightest…

Cut 9 (10)  “moving forward”

The recent cold weather has put stress on tropical plants that normally flourish all year long in Louisiana.  Jeff Palermo spoke with LSU horticulturalist Dan Gill…

Cut 3 (31) “I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Baton Rouge based Raising Cane’s has a new mascot.  Todd Graves and his wife Gwen announced they have added a Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy named Raising Cane the Third.  She follows her predecessor Raising Cane the Second who died in 2016 at the age of 16.  The latest nine-week-old addition will be trained to serve as a therapy dog and attend company and community events.