LRN Newscast 17:30 January 8

Louisiana public schools receive an overall grade of D-plus from Education Week’s annual report card. Scott Carwile has the story…
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The National Weather Service says there’s a slight chance we’ll see a light mix of wintry precipitation tomorrow morning for a portion of southeast Louisiana from Baton Rouge heading west along I-12 into St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. But any impacts on the roads should be minimal.

The freezing temperatures we saw this morning has strawberry farmers working to minimize the damage the weather could have on their crops. Eric Gill reports…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal, Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret will lead a Louisiana delegation to Europe for a ten-day economic development trip. Moret says says it’s an opportunity to meet with European companies who are considering investing in Louisiana…
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The group leaves Sunday and will be back January 20th.