10:30 LRN Newscast August 26

A woman and toddler from St. Landry Parish after dead after their Nissan Maxima was struck by a pickup truck. State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen says 35-year-old Lacy Leger of Sunset and her two-year-old passenger were traveling on the I-49 service road early Sunday when a suspected drunk driver crossed the center line…
Cut 7 (11)“…the side”
Charges are pending against 48-year-old Michael Shane Guidry of Carencro.

Eastbank returns to New Orleans today after winning the Little League World Series, 8-0 over Curaco yesterday. Coach Scott Frazier’s squad becomes the first Louisiana team to win the Little League World Series…
cut 30 (8) “…cool”
And President Trump has extended an invite to the team from River Ridge.

The 18-year-old who caused a fiery, fatal crash in Baton Rouge last month is now in the care of the state mental health hospital after a ruling from a judge. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart”

Hundreds of AT-and-T Workers around the state are on strike claiming unfair labor practices. An estimated 20-thousand workers in Louisiana and eight other states have walked off the job. A-T-and-T says they are baffled by the walkout since they offered terms that would result in their employees being better off.