9:30 LRN Newscast Feb 1

It will be a unique Super Bowl Sunday in Louisiana as many will watch something other than the game, because of the blown missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship. Acadiana morning show host Fast Eddie says they’ll take some of their frustrations out with a viewing party of the Saints Super Bowl Victory over the Colts at Smitty’s Wings in Lafayette…
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Even Governor John Bel Edwards has said he plans on watching something on Netflix on Sunday.

Those who know former West Monroe and LSU star Andrew Whitworth will have a good time watching the veteran offensive tackle play in the Super Bowl on Sunday for the first time in his 13-year NFL career. West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth understands Saints fans are not rooting for the Rams, but at least root for Whitworth…
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Fat Tuesday is not until early March, but in the nation’s capital the carnival season reaches its peak this weekend for Washington D-C Mardi Gras. D-C Mardi Gras King Ray Brandt says the big party is something both Republicans and Democrats agree to attend and he hopes that in the meetings that surround the event common ground can be reached…
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The celebration is also a chance to raise money, Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry have both held fundraisers during this week.

A new World War Two exhibit opens today at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum in Natchitoches. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says it explores the state’s contributions to the war’s effort…
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An estimated 280-thousand Louisiana residents served in the Armed forces and contributed to victory in World War Two.