18:30 LRN Newscast December 19th

All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Lloyd Harsch spoke following the vote and told reporters he’d received over 90,000 emails and several hundred letters from people urging him not to vote for Mr. Trump. He says he considered every candidate and all of their options…:
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The vote took place in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol. There were a few outside, urging the electors not to vote for Trump, because they are concerned about the country’s future…
cut 15 (08) “…anymore war”
Trump did receive the necessary 270 votes from the electoral college. The vote will be officially read when Congress convenes next month.

Following the declaration of a public health emergency in St. Joseph, Governor John Bel Edwards visited the Tensas Parish town today. Michelle Southern has more…
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It’s a cold night in Louisiana, but warmer weather is on the way….
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That’s Matt Hemingway with the National Weather Service, who says expect another cold start to the day tomorrow with low temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to the low 30s.

17:30 LRN Newscast December 19th

All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Jeff Palermo reports…:
Voicer 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced settlements totaling 13-million dollars in lawsuits that were filed against the city for deadly police shootings that took place after Hurricane Katrina and a fatal beating that took place before the 2005 storm. At a news conference, the mayor also apologized to the victims’ families.

Governor John Bel Edwards traveled to St. Joseph today, after a public health emergency was declared in the small Tensas Parish town. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says high levels of lead and copper were found in two water samples in St. Joe…:
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The state has brought bottled water into the community and announced plans for extensive testing of the public drinking water system.

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador, who was wanted for murder in the Latin American country. was taken into custody by a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputy. Captain Daniel Seuzeneau says the process sending of sending 36-year-old Juan Sanchez-Roldan back to his native country started with a traffic stop…
cut 11 (08) “…under his belt”
Seuzeneau says Sanchez-Roldan was living in Baton Rouge and was in St. Tammany for construction work.

16:45 LRN Sportscast

After throwing zero touchdown passes and six interceptions the two previous games, Quarterback Drew Brees bounced back to complete 77-percent of his passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns against one of the best defenses in the NFL yesterday. Brees’ performance helped New Orleans beat Arizona 48-41. Head Coach Sean Payton liked what he saw from his veteran Q-B….
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The victory improves the Saints record to six and eight and they still have a slight chance to make the playoffs. New Orleans closes out the home schedule this Saturday against Tama Bay. The Bucs lost to Dallas 26 to 20 yesterday.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has signed with an agency. He’ll be represented by Jay Z’s management group Roc Nation.

The state’s top quarterback, Lowell Narcisse, has re-committed to LSU. The St. James star was also serioulsy considering Auburn, but made the decision to attend LSU after speaking with new offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Narcisse will graduate in December and should be on LSU’s campus next month.

The LSU men’s basketball team hosts College Charletson tonight at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Charleston beat the Tigers by 12 points last year and they are 8-3 this season, while the Tigers are 7-2. Also tonight….McNeese State is at Tulane and Northwestern State visits Rice. The Demons are looking for their fourth straight win.

The Pelicans are off tonight. New Orleans lost to San Antonio 113 to 100 last night. Anthony Davis was held to a dozen points and four rebounds in 30 minutes of action. The Pels complete a three-game road trip on Wednesday when they visit 76ers. One of Philadelphia’s 7 wins on the season came against New Orleans earlier this month.

16:30 LRN Newscast December 19th

Louisiana’s eight electoral voters all cast their ballot for President-elect Donald Trump today, despite continuing opposition to his presidency. Matt McCann was one of several protesting the election of Mr. Trump. He says the billionaire teaches ignorance and hate…
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Elector Lloyd Harsch says he received 90-thousand emails asking him not to vote for Trump, but at the end of the day, he saw no reason why to vote for someone else….
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces that the city has reached settlements totaling 13-million dollars with the families of those involved in fatal police shootings and a fatal police beating that took place right around the time of Hurricane Katrina. The settlements are with 17 pantiffs.

It’s been a cold day across Louisiana today. Matt Hemingway with the National Weather Service says temperatures have been in the 40s all day…
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Hemingway says expect another cold start to the day tomorrow with low temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to the low 30s.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Tensas Parish visiting with residents of St. Joseph after a public health emergency was issued after lead and copper was found during testing of the towns drinking water. Julie Baxter Payer, with the governor’s office, says they are doing what they can to get clean water to the town’s residents…
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Payer says construction has started on repairing the town’s drinking water delivery system.

15:30 LRN Newscast December 19th

Louisiana’s eight presidential electoral voters cast their ballots for Republican Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States. The vote took place in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol. There were a few outside, urging the electors not to vote for Trump, because they are concerned about the country’s future….
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One of the electors, Lloyd Harsch, says he received 90-thousand emails, mostly from out-of-state residents, asking him not to vote for Trump, but he decided to go with the will of Louisiana voters, who overwhelmingly voted for Trump….
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Trump received 58-percent of the vote in Louisiana. The electors were selected by Republican Party.

Following the declaration of a public health emergency in St. Joseph, Governor John Bel Edwards visits the Tensas Parish town today. Michelle Southern has more…
Voicer 1 (30) “I’m Michelle Southern”

David Vitter has just two weeks left in office as a U.S Senator. He says representing and serving the people of Louisiana has been the greatest honor of his professional life. He says he’s most proud of his work in the post-hurricanes Katrina/Rita recovery…:
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14:30 LRN Newscast December 19th

All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Jeff Palermo reports…:
Voicer 2 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

It’s a cold afternoon across Louisiana, but warmer weather is on the way….
cut 5 (07) “….on Wednesday”
That’s Matt Hemingway with the National Weather Service, who says expect another cold start to the day tomorrow with low temperatures ranging the from the mid 20s to the low 30s.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office is helping to send an illegal immigrant back to El Salvador who is wanted for murder. Captain Daniel Seuzeneau says a deputy came into contact with 36-year-old Juan Sanchez-Roldan during a traffic stop in Covington and the homicide warrant from El Salvado was discovered…
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Seuzeneau says Sanchez-Roldan lived in Baton Rouge and worked in St. Tammany.

Could we see another special session in the near future to address the state’s fiscal problems? Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says another session to raise revenues would not be popular. Pinsonat says many voters believe state spending is already too high, which was evident when Senator-elect John Kennedy won by a landslide earlier this month…
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La-politics-dot-com reports a source within the Edwards administration says a special session is a possibility.

LRN PM Newscall December 19th

Following the declaration of a public health emergency in St. Joseph, Governor John Bel Edwards is vising the Tensas Parish town today. Michelle Southern has more…

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All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Jeff Palermo reports…:

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Near-freezing temperatures have Louisianans across the state bundling up today. Matt Hemmingway with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says temperatures dropped to just below freezing this morning in North Louisiana, while the southern half of the state is hovering around 40 degrees.

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Hemmingway says people will want to break out the winter wear tomorrow as well.

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Hemmingway says things will start to warm up once we get into the middle of the week. He says we’ll see milder temperatures just in time for the official start of winter.

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Hemmingway says another cold front will move in Thursday, but it won’t be as cold as it is today and tomorrow.

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Governor John Bel Edwards is meeting with residents of St. Joseph today, after a public health emergency was declared in the small Tensas Parish town. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says high levels of lead and copper were found in two water samples in St. Joe.

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The Governor’s Office is providing three liters of water a day to each of the roughly 500 residents of St. Joe. Payer says the governor has ordered that the water in every home be tested for lead and copper. She says they believe the problem is the pipes, and there’s a lot of construction that needs to be done on St. Joe’s water system.

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Residents of St. Joe have been dealing with dirty water flowing from their faucets for nearly a decade. Payer says construction on the water system is underway. She says they are doing what they can to get clean water to the town’s residents sooner rather than later.

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The public meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m.

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A man from El Salvador who admitted to being an illegal alien has been detained by federal authorities in Covington after a St. Tammany Parish deputy discovered an outstanding warrant on him out of Central America. Captain Daniel Seuzeneau says 36-year-old Juan Sanchez-Roldan was pulled over on Highway 190…:

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Seuzeneau says the deputy contacted US Immigration Customs Enforcement.:

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Seuzeneau says during detainment, Sanchez-Roldan admitted he’d been in the United States for over 10 years illegally, was living in Baton Rouge and working in St. Tammany. He says this was a good pop by one of their deputies…:

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All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Lloyd Harsch spoke following the vote and told reporters he’d received over 90,000 emails and several hundred letters from people urging him not to vote for Mr. Trump. He says he considered every candidate and all of their options…:

cut 12 (09) “to change my vote”

The vote was taken today at the state Capitol’s Senate Chambers. Harsch says being able to be a part of history and this process is a responsibility he takes seriously…:

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Matt McCann was there today protesting the election of Mr. Trump. He says the president-election teaches ignorance and hate…:

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Now the votes will be sent to Washington where they will be read to the new Congress that convenes in January. McCann says he’s extremely concerned about the future of the US with Mr. Trump as president…:

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13:30 Newscast, December 19th, 2016

All of Louisiana’s 8 electors selected Donald Trump for president, and
Mike Pence for vice president. Lloyd Harsch spoke following the vote and
told reporters he’d received over 90,000 emails and several hundred
letters from people urging him not to vote for Mr. Trump. He says he
considered every candidate and all of their options…:
CUT 12 (09) “to change my vote”
Matt McCann was there today protesting the election of Mr. Trump. He
says the president-election teaches ignorance and hate…:
CUT 14 (09) “human being”
The vote was taken today at the state Capitol’s Senate Chambers. Now they will be sent to Washington where they will be read to the new Congress that convenes in January.

It’s a bitterly cold day in Louisiana as most of us woke up to
temperatures in the 30s. Matt Hemmingway with the National Weather
Service in Shreveport says you should break out the winter wear tomorrow
as well…:
cut 4 (10) “24 hours”
Hemmingway says things will start to warm up once we get into the middle
of the week.

Governor John Bel Edwards is traveling to the Tensas Parish town of St.
Joseph today where he’s declared a public health emergency because
elevated levels of lead were found in two water samples. Deputy Chief of
Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says there’s a lot
of construction that needs to be done on St. Joe’s water system…:
CUT 7 (10) “treatment plant”
The Governor’s Office is providing three liters of water a day to each
of the roughly 500 residents of St. Joe.

 

12:30 Newscast, December 19th, 2016

All 8 Louisiana presidential electors vote for Donald Trump for president, and Mike Pence for vice president. Scott Wilfong was elected Secretary when he took the votes today in the Senate Chambers of the state Capitol…:
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The Electors then certified their votes and adjourned the meeting.

Governor John Bel Edwards is meeting with residents of St. Joseph today, after a public health emergency was declared in the small Tensas Parish town. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says high levels of lead and copper were found in two water samples in St. Joe…:
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Residents of St. Joe have been dealing with dirty water flowing from their faucets for nearly a decade.

A man from El Salvador who admitted to being an illegal alien has been detained by federal authorities in Covington after a St. Tammany Parish deputy discovered an outstanding warrant on him out of Central America. Captain Daniel Seuzeneau says 36-year-old Juan Sanchez-Roldan was pulled over on Highway 190…:
Cut 9 (10) “out of El Salvador”
Seuzeneau says during detainment, Sanchez-Roldan admitted he’d been in the United States for over 10 years illegally, was living in Baton Rouge and working in St. Tammany.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has made it official that he’ll enter the NFL Draft as he signs with an agency. It’s the same one founded by rapper Jay Z.

 

11:30 Newscast, December 19th, 2016

Near-freezing temperatures have Louisianans across the state bundling up today. Matt Hemmingway with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says temperatures dropped to just below freezing this morning in North Louisiana, while the southern half of the state is hovering around 40 degrees…:
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The first official day of winter is December 21st.

Louisiana’s 8 electoral voters are expected to stick with Donald Trump when they case their ballots today for president. Scott Wilfong is one and he says it’s an honor…:
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He says even though they’ve been getting a lot of letters from people urging the Electoral College not to vote for Mr. Trump, he sees Louisiana delegates sticking with the will of Louisiana citizens.

The United Health Foundation finds there are fewer smokers in Louisiana than there were last year. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Could lawmakers be headed into another special session as the state faces a $300 million budget shortfall for this fiscal year? That’s the chatter according to LaPolitics.com. But political analyst and pollster Bernie Pinsonat feels people don’t want more taxes to raise revenue:
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