LRN Newscast 16:30 January 28, 2015

Republican Congressman Steve Scalise agrees to meet with two civil rights leaders in the aftermath of reports he spoke to a group of white supremacists in 2002…
CUT 1 (31) “reporting”

Governor Bobby Jindal says his proposed budget cuts will be presented to lawmakers, along with a list of “options” to ease some of the slashing. With the state facing a 1.6 billion dollar shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, the Jindal administration is considering cuts for colleges, and to health care services.
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The South African energy company Sasol says it is delaying the decision to invest in a proposed gas-to-liquids plant in the Lake Charles area. LSU Center for Energy Studies Executive Director David Dismukes says you can blame falling oil and natural gas prices…
CUT 8 (10) Q: ‘oil prices’
He says other announced projects in Louisiana could be delayed as well.

It was a surprising awakening this morning for one Slidell homeowner, as he discovered a strange man asleep on his couch. The owner didn’t waste any time, as he immediately called police…
CUT 11 (09) Q: ‘further incident”
That’s Slidell Police Detective Daniel Seuzeneau, who says 31 year-old Sharrod McCullum was arrested without incident.