11:30 am LRN Newscast Dec. 27, 2019

Your Christmas tree could be crucial for enhancing the wetlands. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Home field advantage for the Saints in the playoffs will depend of a few things, starting with a win at Carolina, along with defeats for the 49ers and Packers in their upcoming games.

Both the Saints and Packers play at 12PM on FOX, so unless you have Sunday Ticket you’ll have to track the game on your phone. Tight end Jared Cook says the players can’t let the Packers game distract them.

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The Packers play the 3-11-1 Lions, and are 12.5 point favorites.

A viral video on Facebook could result in a 15 year prison sentence for a 26-year-old Louis McGlone, a Sulphur man who allegedly skateboarding down the I-210 Bridge near Lake Charles.

State Police Trooper Derek Senegal says McGlone could be in tough spot, and so is 34-year-old Lindsey Hulett of Lake Charles who allegedly recorded the skateboard antics,

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Senegal says both are charged with Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway of Commerce.

Only two games stand between the Tigers and a national title. It’s a must-win for the Bayou Bengals to go on, as LSU clashes with Oklahoma at the Chick-fila Peach Bowl on Saturday.

QB Joe Burrow says while his Heisman is a big accomplishment, a national championship is much more important to him.

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Saturday’s kickoff is scheduled for 3PM Central.