14:30 LRN Newscast January 30

The state Department of Revenue is suing Elliott Roofing of Metairie, Antunez Painting of Baton Rouge and Extreme Cars and Trucks of Monroe for alleged tax evasion by not withholding and remitting appropriate payroll taxes from employee earnings.  LDR spokesperson Bryon Henderson says companies who practice this fraud take money away from the state…

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For the first time since 1866, three separate celestial events will occur at the same time in the U.S. tomorrow morning with a blue moon a super moon and a lunar eclipse.  LSU Physics and Astronomy graduate student Tyler Ellis explains why the moon will look larger tonight…

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Live feeds of the eclipse will be shown at nasa-dot-gov.

The Lost Bayou Ramblers are back in home after celebrating their Regional Roots Music Album Grammy in New York City. The group of six from Lafayette had just announced earlier last week that they would be taking a break from writing and performing for a while. Co-founder Andre Michot (Me-show) says they’ve been playing non-stop for almost two decades, and now the guys would like to take a vacation..:

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The port of New Orleans set a record in 2017 for cruise passengers as 1.1 million moved through the Big Easy last year alone.  It’s the fourth consecutive year of more than a million passengers either arriving or departing from New Orleans.  Spokesman Donnell Jackson says these year end results validate the continued appeal of cruising from The Crescent City…:

Cut 14 (10) “out of New Orleans”