A 74-year-old Superdome security guard gave emotional testimony to the Legislature this morning alleging sexual harassment by former LSU running back Derrius Guice…
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An LSU spokesperson denies Scott had direct contact with Orgeron.
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On Monday everyone 16 and older can be vaccinated in Louisiana and convincing some to do so is of concern. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A Legislative committee heard testimony from a woman who accused former LSU running back Derrius Guice of sexual harassment.
74-year-old Gloria Scott says in December of 2017 she was working as a Superdome security guard when she was accosted by Guice and a group of his friends. She says Guice was explicit and refused to leave when asked…
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Scott says after making suggestive hand motions Guice and his friends took a nearby elevator and left.
Scott says after reporting the incident to LSU she received a call from coach Ed Orgeron who had Derrius Guice with him, asking if Guice could apologize…
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LSU Athletics spokesperson Cody Worsham told the Advocate that “Coach Orgeron never had any direct communication with the alleged victim.”
Scott requested that Guice be suspended from the upcoming Citrus Bowl game as a punishment. She says Orgeron said he would get back to her on that, but never called her back.
Scott says she then spoke to Athletic Administrators Miriam Segar and Verge Ausberry and told them Guice sitting out the bowl game would send a message to him…
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Scott says when she reported the incident to her superiors at the Superdome was reassigned from her post for the next two football games. She was told the football players may have a “reaction” towards her if they found out she had made that accusation.
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The first Gamma Tile therapy medical device to treat malignant brain tumors at Shreveport’s Willis-Knighton Medical Center was implanted a few weeks ago. Radiation Oncologist Dr. Jake Wang says it’s a small device placed in the brain to begin radiation therapy.
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Wang says, unlike traditional radiation therapy where the patient receives treatment from outside the body and visits a radiation facility…
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Wang says Gamma Tile therapy is used when all other traditional malignant brain tumor treatments have failed and it’s not applicable for all brain tumors.
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Wang says he’s spoken with the patient several times since the device was implanted and so far they are pleased with the results.
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US House Democrats introduced legislation that would admit Washington D.C. into the United States as the nation’s 51st state.
Statehood activists say the over 700,000 residents of D.C. lack proper representation, but many Republicans, including Congressman Clay Higgins, say that’s not what the founders wanted for D.C.
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If made a state D.C. residents would be represented by one Congressman and two Senators. Supporters note Wyoming, which has a smaller population than D.C., has that federal representation.
But Higgins says because D.C. is the seat of federal power making it a state would give it too much influence.
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HR 51 would incorporate all lands within D.C., not including the White House, Capitol, and other federal buildings. Statehood would require a majority vote of the US House and Senate.
Without ending the filibuster the effort faces long odds of succeeding.
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All Louisianans, 16 and older, will be eligible for the COVID vaccine on Monday but some, remain hesitant. Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says it won’t be easy to change minds about the vaccine, but for those who have the capacity to clarify questions about the vaccine, it’s incumbent on them to do so.
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Hassig says many people aren’t necessarily anti-vaccine but it is a complicated science and the COVID vaccines have been much more publicized than other vaccines in the past.
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The development of four different vaccinations for COVID in use around the world, Hassig says is an amazing scientific accomplishment, but understandably creates a sense of hesitancy among the general public.
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Hassig says currently the average vaccination rate for those receiving at least one dose is approximately 25-percent and it needs to be much higher before we can have the pandemic under control.