Join Kevin Meeks & Karen Henderson for Baton Rouge's Morning News, 5:30-9 AM on 1150 WJBO. News updates every 30-minutes from 1150 WJBO's Don Grady and Fox News Radio, and sports with Richard Condon at :15 & :45 past each hour.
6:11 AM - A fight at the Mall of Louisiana forces the closure of the mall on Saturday night. What happened? What precautions are being taken to stop it from happening again? We talk with Janacia Jack, Visual Merchandiser with the Mall.
6:21 AM - Richard Condon sets the stage for tonight's BCS Championship game.
6:41 AM - Is standardized testing effective in schools? Comments from Dr. Rhonda Joy Vansant, noted educator and author of "Education As It Should Be".
7:11 AM - White House pushes forward on immigration ahead of a bigger reform fight that is looming. What is the President planning? How big of a fight will immigration reform be this year? We talk with Fox News political analyst Jeff Birnbaum.
7:21 AM - EBR Sheriff Sid Gautreaux talks about Saturday night's riot at the Mall of Louisiana. How can this kind of thing be prevented?
7:41 AM - The Lafayette Parish School System is proposing a program that would provide child care assistance and education to teen mothers. We hear from Dr. Pat Cooper, Superintendent of the LPSS.
8:11 AM - Alabama and Notre Dame set for the BCS Championship tonight. Richard Condon has a preview.
8:21 AM - Apparently social media played a part in the riot at the Mall of Louisiana on Saturday night. We talk with Dr. David Greeson, MD, specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry here in Baton Rouge and he comments on the problems such technology can help create.
8:41 AM - Some tips on looking for a new job in '13 with an expert on workplace culture and employee morale, Paul Spiegelman, founder of The Beryl Companies.
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