Hard freeze warnings have been posted for portions of south and northeast Louisiana in anticipation of the arctic cold that’s moving in tomorrow. Mike Marcotte, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says it’ll bring the coldest temperatures seen this season. He says lows Thursday morning in central Louisiana could be in the upper teens…:
CUT 12 (08) “20 to 25″
He says the weekend will see morning temps rise above freezing, but it will be on the cool side.

Louisiana’s new lawmakers will officially start their new jobs today after being sworn in on Capiol Hill. 5th District Congressman Republican Ralph Abraham of Alto says one of the first items they will address will be the Keystone XL Pipeline…:
CUT 4 (06) “do with it”
Today the White House announced President Barack Obama would veto Keystone XL pipeline legislation if it passes but Abraham says he’s optimistic the US-Senate would be able to override a veto.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says the town clerk in Forest Hill has been arrested on multiple counts of forgery, malfeasance in office, and more. Lt. Tommy Carnline says they believe 31-year-old Trista Goleman had allegedly been cashing money orders that were being sent to the town for fine payments and she was booked into jail..:
CUT 7 (12) “are felonies”
He says it appears she was working alone in this incident.

Angola Warden Burl Cain says he has not taken any steps to install a cooling system on death row. A federal judge has ruled that the state needs to take more measures to air condition death row during the hot summer months but it’s on appeal. Cain says death row was built in 2005 and has a natural ventilation system so it’s not even the hottest part of the prison…:
CUT 15 (09) “it’s hot”
He says installing air conditioning in the prison would be too expensive.