230PM LRN News

Governor John Bel Edwards officially launched his re-election campaign today with a video message to voters. The main theme is that he says Louisiana is better now, than when he took office in 2016, when he inherited a two-billion dollar plus budget deficit

Cut 3 (11) “…600-million dollars.”

Edwards is facing two announced GOP challengers, Congressman Ralph Abraham and Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone.

Three people are dead, including a two-year-old child after a pickup truck ran off the road into Bayou Lafourche in Golden Meadow. State Police Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange says it happened shortly after midnight last night on LA 308 and the driver, 37-year-old Michael Barthelemy of Galliano overcorrected

Cut 6 (06) “…escape it.”

Saints fans may be heartbroken, but business owners in sports related industries say that infamous blown call is hitting more than just the heart, it’s hitting the pocketbook. Black and Gold Shop owner Pam Randazzo says the call that robbed Brees and company is going to cost them a good bit of money, and while she’s not currently considering joining other businesses and fan groups legal action against the NFL, she is demanding the league provide an official apology.

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Head coach Sean Peyton says he immediately received an apology call after the game for the missed call, but The NFL has yet to release a public statement on the issue.

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s office has ruled Sunday’s Bayou Burglary as a homicide.  Dr. Chuck Preston says of the official cause of the death of the Saints football season…

Cut 13 (10) “…Super Bowl hopes.”

He says criminal intent is clear.