Residents in north central Louisiana woke up to snow falling and it goes down as the earliest accumulation of snowfall for that part of the state. National Weather Service Shreveport meteorologist Mario Valverde says a light dusting of snow covered several parishes, but the most accumulation was in Monroe.
Cut 9 (08) “…over in Monroe.”
The previous earliest recorded accumulated snowfall for Monroe was November 24, 1950. Now we get ready for a cold night as most of the state is under a freeze warning until nine A-M tomorrow. Rob Megina is with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles…
cut 12 (08) “…27 or 28 degrees”
The National Weather Service says tonight is the night to bundle up people, pets, pipes, and plants.

Five-star running back John Emery of Destrehan has made the decision to play college football in his home state and attend LSU once he graduates high school. The addition of Emery to the 2019 recruiting class moves LSU to fifth in the 24-7 sports team rankings. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says the class is loaded with the state’s top players…
Cut 5 (12) “…Trey Palmer.”
Senior high school football players can sign national letters of intent with their college of choice from December 19th to the 21st.

New Orleans was the host city for WWE’s annual Wrestlemania event back in April, and now we know the economic impact. It’s estimated that the over 78-thousand in attendance for the event contributed to a $175-million boom for the economy of the New Orleans region. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser
Cut 13 (10) “…local restaurants.”
Its estimated Wrestlemania 34 produced nearly 24-million in federal, state and local taxes.