LRN Newscast 17:30 March 10

The Saints have made a shocking trade as they’ve reportedly sent Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham and a fourth round pick to Seattle in exchange for a first round pick and center Max Ungar. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan’s reaction to the blockbuster deal…
cut 30 (11) “…I guess’
Graham signed a four-year, 40-million dollar contract last year.

Flash flood watches are posted across much of the southern half of the state, including Alexandria, Lafayette Houma and over to Slidell. Mike Shields, with the National Weather service, says these areas could receive repeat showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, throughout the course of this weather event…
cut 5 (06) “….low lying ares”
He says some isolated areas could receive up to eight inches.

According to a new General Social Survey, 32-percent of Americans either own a firearm or live in a household with guns, but a local dealer says that could be misleading. Eric Gill has more…
cut 2 (28) “…reporting”

Triumph Campaigns has polled this year’s governor’s race, and found that Republican US Senator David Vitter leading Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards by just two percentage points. In the Lt. Governor’s race, Democratic Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden leads the field In the Attorney General’s race, incumbent Republican Buddy Caldwell and Democratic Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy are tied.