9:30 LRN Newscast January 18

House Republican leadership continues to block a recommendation to increase the amount of money the state has available to spend. Matt Doyle has more on the lack of inaction from the Revenue Estimating Conference…
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Morehouse Sheriff deputies have arrested three men and charged them with first-degree murder in the death of 85-year-old William Wyatt Smith, who was found dead Thursday. One of the suspects is Smiths’ grandson, 29-year-old Trent Scott Little.

Hundreds of Republicans will gather for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference that begins today at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner….
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That’s the past chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, Roger Villere, who says the two announced GOP gubernatorial candidates will attend and so will Republicans looking to get elected to serve political offices at all levels of government and there will be training seminars for them.

The Saints are three point favorites to beat the Rams on Sunday in the NFC title game. Louis from New Orleans is preciting a high scoring game and hopes the Black and Gold will play the Chiefs in the Super Bowl…
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Saints Coach Sean Payton is asking the fans to bring the noise for Sunday’s NFC Title game.