2:30 LRN Newscast Jan 3

A new Congress was sworn in today and Louisiana’s five U-S House Republican members now find themselves in the minority party. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says with Democrats in control of the House, expect climate change legislation to come up…
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But Hogan says with Republicans still in control of the Senate, gridlock is likely for the next two years.

Most of the state is seeing a steady rain fall and it’s causing concerns along rivers and other waterways. Kent Kuyper with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says several lakes and rivers are at flood stage or above…
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Kuyper says dry and mild air moves into the state tomorrow.

A Texas man who allegedly scammed a Rapides parish person out of 60-thousand dollars by claiming he was a retired F-B-I agent living in Nigeria has been arrested in Mississippi. Rapides Sheriff’s office Captain Tommy Carline says 64-year-old Scott Alan Romans has been charged with theft…
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Romans bond was set at 20-thousand dollars.

For those who live around the Hammond area, Southeastern Louisiana University is asking residents to drop off their old Christmas tree at one of several sites, so that the trees can be used to enhance the wetlands. Rob Moreau says for the 24th straight year S-L-U is conducting a recycled tree program and the trees are deployed in the Manchac wetlands…
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Drop off locations can be found at southeastern-dot-e-d-u-slash-turtle cove.