LRN Newscast 16:30 January 7, 2015

Tomorrow morning it’s coldest temperatures of the winter with low temperatures dipping into the teens in north Louisiana and low 20s in south Louisiana. That will mean a greater risk of fires as people try to keep their homes warm. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says make sure your detectors work…
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State Climatologist Barry Keim says we won’t see significant temperature moderation until the weekend.

Media reports indicate that Saints defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan, will remain with the team next season. The Black and Gold’s defense ranked 31st in the NFL in yards allowed, but Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan believes Ryan deserves a third year…
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The Saints should be very active in the off-season.
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The Louisiana State Department of Transportation has announced a project that will widen a portion of Interstate 10 between Lafayette and St. Martin Parishes…
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The premiere of Duck Dynasty Season 7 is on A & E tonight at 8:30, and some media research experts are saying the show is losing it’s luster. The ratings projections show the premiere will have one fourth the audience they had for season 4, when Duck Dynasty attracted 12 million viewers. Still, they say 3 million is very strong for cable and for A & E.