LRN Newscast 15:30 06-22-15

It’s the first full day of Summer and it has arrived, pretty much, right on cue. The wet pattern we’ve had for the past several weeks is moving on; resulting with more traditional hot and humid weather, with high heat indexes to aware of…
CUT 14 (12) Q: “well hydrated”
That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim.

The replacement for the “Voice of the Tigers” has been named. Forty year-old Chris Blair, who is currently the Voice of the Eagles of Georgia Southern, will replace Jim Hawthorne, who will hang up the play-by-play head phones following the 2015-16 basketball season. Blair says this has been very surreal….
CUT 6 (10) Q: “absolutely amazing”
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As a result of Governor Bobby Jindal’s religious freedom executive order soon after the state legislature voted down the “Marriage and Conscience Act”, IBM has reportedly cancelled today’s ribbon cutting for its new National Service Center in downtown Baton Rouge.
CUT 3 (08) “don’t agree”
That’s Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

The investigation continues into the death of a Zachary man, who died after he was tased by two Baton Rouge police officers. Corporal Don Coppola says officers responded to a call involving a fight and found 32 year-old Kevin Bajoie was lying on his back. Reports say, he unexpectedly jumped up and attempted to attack an officer…
CUT 9 (11) “tasers”
The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave.