1130AM LRN News

Tiger fans are Atlanta bound this Saturday as the Bayou Bengals take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship game.  StubHub spokesperson Erin Exum says over a thousand tickets are currently available with an average price of $567.

Cut 3 (07) “…less than $200.”

The Tigers are a touchdown favorite to win on Saturday.

It’s been two weeks since a ransomware attack crippled state services and the Office of Motor Vehicles is still operating at a limited capacity. 54 of the state’s 79 OMV locations are back online, and Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry says if you’re interested in knowing which locations are operational…

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No timeline has been set for when all offices will be back up and running with full service.

The Legislature is set to pick a new Speaker and Senate President January 13th, and while the competition in the Lower Chamber is reportedly wide open, Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the Upper Chamber has a new favorite…

Cut 5 (07) “…January”

Pinsonat says Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, Ronnie Johns of Lake Charles, and Rick Ward of Iberville are also in the running.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows holiday weight gain is a serious problem, with the average person adding a pound of weight every year during this time, with those who are already overweight likely to add two pounds. LSU School of Public Health nutritionist Dr. Henry Nuss says a lot of those extra calories come in liquid form…

Cut 7 (12) “count them”