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. Plus your phone calls and Facebook comments on the top story of the hour at :21 past each hour.

6:11 AM - Traffic deaths were up in 2012.  How to avoid causing, or being involved in traffic crashes.  Our guest is Ken Kolosh, Manager of Statistics with the National Safety Council.

6:41 AM - The concerns of the proposed breakaway school district in EBR.  Comments from Norman Browning, President of Local Schools For Local Children.

7:11 AM - John Kerry has taken over for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.  How will the Kerry era differ from the Clinton era?  We talk with Fox News Radio White House Correspondent Mike Majchrowitz.

7:41 AM - A warmer-than-usual winter translates to an early allergy season.  How you can cope with guest Dr. Al Johnson, Internal Medicine, Allergy Specialist with Johnson Medical Associates.

8:11 AM - Home improvement scammers busted in Livingston Parish.  How to keep yourself from becoming a victim of such a scam with Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard.

8:41 AM - The big issues ahead for the Capital Area Transit System (CATS).  We talk with new CATS board President Isaiah Marshall.