2:30 LRN Newscast Jan 15

The Rolling Stones is the headline performer at 50th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Producer Quint Davis says the legendary rock band will perform at the Fairgrounds on May 2nd and tickets go on sale later this week…
cut 8 (13) “…for only Louisianians”
And then tickets will be available to non-Louisiana residents on Friday. The tickets are not cheap, 185-dollars a piece.

It sounds like the mayor of Atlanta took a cheap shot at Saints fans. Keisha Lance Bottoms was asked who she’d like to see in the Super Bowl when the city hosts the big game a week from Sunday. Bottoms said anyone but the Saints. New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation President Mark Romig says the Crescent City would not have that attitude…
cut 11 (10) “…New Orleans”

Two trucking companies involved in the fatal Florida interstate crash that killed five Marksville children are being sued…
Cut 1 (29) “I’m Matt Doyle”

Louisiana residents on food stamps can expect their February benefits this week, because of the partial government shutdown. Department of Children and Family Services Deputy Assistant Secretary Sammy Guillory says recipients must be aware that these are not extra benefits, so budget accordingly for February.