07:30 LRN Newscast February 6

The owners of DiamondJacks casino in Bossier City is considering whether to upgrade the riverboat in northwest Louisiana or move it to Tangipahoa Parish near the Robert exit off of I-12. Peninsula Pacific Manager Brent Stevens….
cut 14 (05) “…number of years”
Moving a gaming license requires voter approval in Tangipahoa and the state legislature along with the Louisiana Gaming Control Board would also have to approve it.

President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass a massive infrastructure funding bill. But state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson is not sure it will help Louisiana, because it will take a large sum of money from the states to receive federal matching dollars under the President’s plan…
cut 12 (09) “…these dollars”

Many Entergy customers are having to pay a very high utility bill from January, because it took a lot more energy to keep their homes warm. Customers may notice their storm restoration fee which dates back to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita also went up. Entergy spokesperson Shelia Pounders says the storm restoration fee goes up and down depending on monthly usage…
cut 8 (10) “….from that”

LSU health professor Tammy Dugas is using antioxidant compounds found in red wine to treat heart disease. Dugas is developing a new stent that releases red wine antioxidants slowly over time to prevent blood clotting and inflamation. Dugas says its posssible you could get same effects by ingesting certain supplements, but…
cut 5 (11) “…red wine”