7:30 LRN Newscast

Congressman Ralph Abraham’s remarkably small reelection war chest has rumors flying that he will not seek a fourth term in office. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 2 (27) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder has finalized committee assignments for the upcoming term. Lafayette Representative Vincent Pierre is chairman of Transportation, Baton Rouge Representative Ted James will lead Criminal Justice, Chalmette Representative Ray Garofalo is the chair of Education, and Stonewall Representative Larry Bagwell heads Health and Welfare.

The keto diet may be all the rage in trying to drop pounds, but new research shows that you might not want to be on the diet for too long. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Public Health Melinda Sothern says after rodents were on the diet for a week, Yale University researchers discovered an increase in delta gamma t-cells.
Cut 13 (10) “…to be eliminated.”
After a week, Sothern says the rodents would eventually begin to eat more fat.

There’s a marginal risk for severe weather for northern parishes today as a strong cold front is expected to sweep across the state over the next couple of days. Forecasters say there is a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow for all of southeast Louisiana, Acadiana and areas west of Alexandria. National Weather Service Meteorologist C-S Ross…
cut 6 (05) “…tornado or two”