7:30 LRN Newscast January 23

A New Orleans attorney has filed a lawsuit in an effort to get NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to invoke a rule that gives him authority to say a game should be replayed because of that missed pass interference call in the final two minutes of the NFC Championship game. Lawyer Frank D’Amico…
cut 15 (10) “…from that point”
Governor Edwards has written a letter to Goodell asking him and the other owners to pursue rule changes to ensure this does not happen again.

Legislation could be debated during the regular session that begins in April that would legalize hemp. Louisiana Industrial Hemp Alliance Representative Arthur Walker says hemp is a commodity that’s wanted in China and it can be used in plastics, asphalt and clothing. He says Louisiana’s fertile grounds would be a good growing spot…
cut 5 (09) “….ideal”
Advocates will have to convince lawmakers that you can’t get high off of hemp.

The LHSAA Annual Convention begins today and there’s a proposal up for debate that would let private schools hold their football championships at a venue other than the Superdome…
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Three young men are in custody for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Chandler Erskine of Oak Grove. State Police say Erskine and another person were shot when a group of individuals met at the Oak Grove Rodeo Arena for an unknown reason. The second victim in the shooting is said to be in serious condition. The three men arrested are from Oak Grove.