1:30 LRN Newscast January 28

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of north and central Louisiana. It begins tonight and ends tomorrow morning. There’s the potential of light snowfall, with the possibility of an inch or more of snow, closer to the Mississippi State line. Mario Valverde says there’s also the potential for hazardous travel conditions…
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State department of transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they are monitoring the potential for wintery precipitation and will continue to do so through morning…
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It will also turn much colder tomorrow, highs only in the 40s for most of the state.

Louisiana sports fans could feel today’s news coming as Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has asked for a trade out of New Orleans, because he wants to play with a consistent winner. A-D is in his seventh season in the Big Easy and the franchise has won just one playoff series. Scott Kushner covers the Pels for the Advocate…
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East Baton Rouge prosecutors won a court battle today as they got a judge to agree with their order that Matthew Naquin should provide the passcode to his cellphone. Naquin is facing a negligent homicide charge in the suspected hazing death of former LSU student Maxwell Gruver. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says today’s ruling could lead to a lengthy series of legal challenges…
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