530PM Newscast January 30

Louisiana Radio Network News, I’m Matt Doyle

For the first time since 1866, three separate celestial events will occur at the same time in the U.S. tomorrow morning.  There will be a blue moon, which means a second full moon in a calendar month, a super moon and a total lunar eclipse. But unfortunately, Louisiana won’t see much of the eclipse according to LSU Physics and Astronomy graduate student Tyler Ellis…

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If you want to view the eclipse, NASA will provide live feeds of the celestial phenomena from the U.S. west coast.

Members of the Lafayette Cajun band The Lost Bayou Ramblers are back in Louisiana today after a couple of days of celebrating their Grammy in New York City. “Kalenda” won the group a gramophone for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Co-founder Andre Michot 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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A Louisiana artist has won the Regional Roots award six times in the 7-year-old category.

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The state Department of Revenue is suing three companies for tax evasion for not withholding and remitting appropriate payroll taxes from employee earnings.  The companies are Elliott Roofing Services in Metairie, Antunez Painting in Baton Rouge and Extreme Cars and Trucks in Monroe. LDR Spokesperson Byron Henderson says fraud robs the state…

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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. Spokesman Donnell Jackson says this marks the fourth consecutive year of more than a million passengers at their terminals. They are expecting additional growth this year, with Norwegian Cruise Line replacing the Norwegian Pearl..:

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Jackson says these year end results validate the continued appeal of cruising from The Crescent City.

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