9:30 LRN Newscast Feb 5

The U-S Supreme court is considering an emergency appeal regarding a state law is set to go into effect that would require abortion doctors to have admitting privleges at a local hospital. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this is the first time the nation’s highest court has considered an abortion case, since President Trump appointed two conservative judges to the bench…
cut 9 (09) “….is possible”
Three years ago, the Supreme Court struck down a similar law from Texas.

John Bel Edwards’ re-election campaign has produced new digital ads that has the governor talking about how the state is better off than it was before he took office. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is just the tip of the iceberg in campaign advertising befor the October primary…
cut 6 (09) “….in negative tone”

An Arnaudville woman has been accused of stealing flowers from a cemetery in Ceclia and then selling the items on the internet. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office Major Ginny Higgins says 42-year-old Rhonda Lagrange faces one count of simple burglary, but they suspect Lagrange has stolen graveside flowers on multiple occassions over the last three months…
cut 12 (09) “…reported it”
Further charges are pending on Lagrange.

Louisiana’s Congressional delegation will file into the chambers of the U-S House of Representatives to hear President Donald Trump’s state of the union address tonight. Each member of Congress can invite a guest, Senator John Kennedy on who he invited…
cut 15 (11) “…works hard”
Kennedy expects the President to touch on immigration, the economy, trade relations and North Korea.