5:30 LRN Newscast Oct 26

A Hurricane Watch is in now effect from Morgan City to the

Mississippi/Alabama border, as Hurricane Zeta moves towards the Gulf of Mexico. State Climatologist Bary Keim says It will be the fifth named storm to make landfall in Louisiana in 2020 and Zeta ties a record for most named storms in a season with 27 which was set in 2005

Cut 4 (10)   “…170-year period”   

Governor Edwards files a lawsuit seeking to challenge a legislative petition filed Friday that overturns his public health emergency and COVID restrictions on businessesAttorney General Jeff Landry says if the state penalizes you or tries to shut you down for not following the Governor’s orders…

Cut 9 (12) “did”

A bizarre killing spree in LaPalce Sunday claims the life of two females and injures siblings of the suspect. St John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Trege says 23- year old Oscar Urisa allegedly attacked and killed his 31-year old girlfriend and her 15-year old sister with a machete.

Cut 14 (11) “… his sister”

If Constitutional Amendment Six on the November ballot passes it would allow homeowners with higher incomes to qualify for the property tax assessment freeze. Robert Travis Scott of the Public Affairs Research Council says this proposed constitutional change should be attractive for those 65 and older and whose income falls in between the current levels…
cut 7 (12) “….very popular”