2:30 LRN Newscast January 10

Monday night’s big game is expected to bring big bucks to the Big Easy and the Bayou State. Matt Doyle has more…
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And LSU students no longer have to worry about classes on Monday and Tuesday. After saying all week the spring semester will begin Monday, the LSU Board of Supervisors voted today to cancel classes at the Baton Rouge campus for Monday and Tuesday. The university will remain open.

Severe weather is expected in Louisiana tonight and into tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a powerful cold front will spark the storms…
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Shreveport and Monroe are under a moderate risk for severe weather tonight and into tomorrow morning.

There’s strong opposition in Mandeville over a proposed hotel and conference center at Fontainebleau State Park. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the development could also include a zipline and horseback riding, which would generate revenue to fund improvements at other state parks. But state representative-elect Richard Nelson says locals are opposed…
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Nungesser says if the opposition is strong enough, the proposal won’t move forward.