830AM LRN News

A 26-year-old Sulphur man is facing up to 15 years in prison for allegedly skateboarding down the I-210 Bridge just outside Lake Charles, and getting an accomplice to film it and put it on Facebook. State Police Trooper Derek Senegal says Louis McGlone has been charged with Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway of Commerce because the stunt endangered both his life, and the lives of nearby drivers.

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34-year-old Lindsey Hulett of Lake Charles, who filmed the incident, is also facing the same charge.

LSU takes on Oklahoma Saturday at 3 pm for the Peach Bowl, the Tiger’s second trip to Atlanta in just three weeks. Safety Grant Delpit says the primetime spotlight may supercharge the Sooners, but…

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Southeastern University in Hammond wants you to bring your live Christmas trees to them so they can plant them in the wetlands to help build up the marshes. Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station manager Dr. Rob Moreau says the tree recycling program has become a post-holiday tradition in the time since it was first established.

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For more info on drop off times and locations, go to southeastern.edu/turtlecove.

Ag Commissioner Mike Strain expects a better year for Louisiana agriculture in 2020 than we just had in 2019. Strain says he sees a coming end to the trade wars, and if trade deals can get agreed too, we’ll need an aggressive plan in place to facilitate the ensuing increase in demand. They’ve set out three goals…

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