The Big Ten and PAC 12 become the first two Power Five conferences to announce they are suspending fall college sports, with an eye towards potentially picking them back up in spring, but SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey told Dan Patrick today that their medical team cleared the SEC to play. A decision on the fate of the NCAA’s most prominent conference is not expected to be made imminently.

The cancellations have led to a number of players, coaches, and administrators speaking out in favor of continuing with fall sports, including one Joe Burrow who tweeted that if the season had been canceled last year he might be out looking for a job instead of getting drafted first overall. Burrow was considered a late-round pick heading into the 2019 season.

Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Burrow’s sentiment is widely held…

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Son of legendary Saints and LSU runningback Dalton Hilliard, Dalton Hilliard Jr. died yesterday at the age of 29. The details of his death have not yet been made public. Hilliard Jr. was a standout at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, and eventually played football at Nicholls.

Saints running back Alvin Kamara is heading into his final season of his rookie contract but he’s not worried about a new deal. Kamara says having a healthy season is a bigger priority…

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As it stands the Saints are still set to open their season in New Orleans against the new Tom Brady led Bucs. September 13^th.

The Big Ten officially becomes the first Power Five Conference to suspend fall sports, but many prominent college football players and coaches are pushing back against the decision. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the vocal #WeWantToPlay campaign is placing a lot of pressure on schools not to cancel the season.

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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey told Dan Patrick this morning that conference medical experts had cleared the SEC for play.

Louisiana reports a significant 47 person drop in COVID hospitalizations today, part of a two-week-long trend in declining healthcare capacity usage from COVID patients. Governor Edwards says despite the notable drop in COVID hospitalizations many healthcare systems are still struggling.

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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage with a hurricane season that is forecasted to pack a punch. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Son of legendary Saints and LSU running back Dalton Hilliard, Dalton Hilliard Jr. died yesterday at the age of 29. The details of his death have not yet been made public. Hilliard Jr. was a standout at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans and eventually played football at Nicholls.

The Big Ten officially becomes the first Power Five Conference to suspend fall sports, but many prominent college football players, coaches are pushing back against the decision. Tigers legend Joe Burrow commiserated with players on twitter, saying if the season had been canceled last year he wouldn’t be where he is now. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Burrow’s sentiment is widely held…

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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says no decision on a possible cancellation is imminent.

Louisiana reports a significant 47 person drop in COVID hospitalizations today, part of a now two week long trend in rapidly dropping healthcare capacity usage from COVID patients. As of today 1,338 people are in Louisiana hospitals with COVID-19. Governor Edwards says a little over two weeks ago 1,600 people were hospitalized.

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Federally enhanced unemployment benefits are expected to begin shipping again in a few weeks, this time at 300 dollars on top of state payments instead of the previous 600 dollars. Senator Bill Cassidy backed the President’s recent executive orders relating to unemployment benefits, payroll taxes, and more. He says those should be handled by Congress, but Dems and the GOP are at an impasse.

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Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage. Donelon says Flood insurance will take 30 days to take effect after your first premium payment, but there are exceptions to that rule though.

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Donelon says flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage with a hurricane season that is forecasted to pack a punch. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The Big Ten becomes the first Power Five conference to suspend fall sports, but many prominent members of the college football community are pushing back with #WeWantToPlay. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage. Donelon says flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.

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Flood insurance will take 30 days to take effect after your first premium payment. Donelon says there are exceptions to that rule though.

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Donelon says documentation of property is vital to expediting insurance claims.

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Federally enhanced unemployment benefits are expected to begin shipping again in a few weeks, this time at 300 dollars on top of state payments instead of the previous 600 dollars.

There’s a requirement that states pay at least 100 dollars in state benefits to unlock the extra 300. Senator Bill Cassidy says Louisiana’s unemployed qualify under that requirement.

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State recipients receive either 247 dollars max a week from Louisiana unemployment benefits. The 600 dollar a week benefits expired at the end of July.

The new round of federal unemployment is the result of a recent executive order by the President. Cassidy says for things like another stimulus check they’ll need Congress to reach an agreement, but…

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Cassidy backed the President’s recent executive orders relating to unemployment benefits, payroll taxes, and more. He says those should be handled by Congress, but Dems and the GOP are at an impasse.

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The Big Ten officially becomes the first Power Five Conference to suspend fall sports, but many prominent college football players, coaches are pushing back against the decision.

Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the vocal #WeWantToPlay campaign is placing a lot of pressure on schools not to cancel the season.

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Joe Burrow tweeted that had the pandemic hit a year ago, and last year’s season had been canceled, he may have been looking for a job right now. Burrow was considered a late-round pick heading into the 2019 season.

Higgins says it makes sense that so many prominent players are joining the public effort, considering they could lose a lot of money should the season get canceled or delayed to spring.

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The SEC met yesterday, but Commissioner Greg Sankey says no decision on a possible cancellation is imminent.

The public #WeWantToPlay blitz was first spearheaded by Clemson’s star QB Trevor Lawrence. Higgins says it will be hard for administrators to ignore players like that…

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Some prominent SEC figures who’ve backed the campaign include Bama’s Nick Saban, Florida coach Dan Mullen, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, and Bama running back and Heisman contender Najee Harris.

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Louisiana reports a significant 47 person drop in COVID hospitalizations today, part of a two-week-long trend in declining healthcare capacity usage from COVID patients.

As of today, 1,338 people are in Louisiana hospitals with COVID-19. Governor Edwards says a little over two weeks ago 1,600 people were hospitalized.

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Edwards says despite the notable drop in COVID hospitalizations many healthcare systems are still struggling.

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Edwards says we owe that progress to the widespread adoption of mitigation measures, and the statewide mask mandate and bar closure, but we will need even more adherence shortly.

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The Big Ten officially announces conference schools will not be playing football this fall due to the coronavirus with hopes of playing in the spring. Big Ten becomes the first Power Five conference to decide not play this fall. The move affects all fall sports, including cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball.

A line of prominent college football players, coaches, and administrators are backing the #WeWantToPlay campaign against canceling the fall season. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage. Donelon says flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.

Cut 3 (06)  “…landfall and dissipates.”  

Flood insurance will take 30 days to take effect after your first premium payment.

Federally enhanced unemployment benefits are expected to begin shipping again in a few weeks, this time at 300 dollars on top of state payments instead of the previous 600 dollars. The new round of federal unemployment is the result of a recent executive order by the President. Senator Cassidy says for things like another stimulus check they’ll need Congress to reach an agreement, but…

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Many prominent college football players, coaches, and are pushing back against the possible cancellation of the fall season. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the vocal #WeWantToPlay campaign being waged by many of the sport’s most prominent figures is placing a lot of pressure on schools not to cancel the season.
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Bama’s Nick Saban, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, and Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh are just a few of the participants in the push.
Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage.  Flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.Donelon says documentation of property is vital to expediting insurance claims.
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Federally enhanced unemployment benefits are expected to begin shipping again in a few weeks, this time at 300 dollars on top of state payments instead of the previous 600 dollars. There’s a requirement that states pay at least 100 dollars in state benefits to unlock the extra 300. Senator Bill Cassidy says Louisiana’s unemployed qualify under that requirement.

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President Trump signed an executive order over the weekend deferring payroll tax collection for employees through the end of the year. The order has led to some misunderstandings and Postlethwaite and Netterville Associate Tax Director Kathryn Pittman recommends companies be clear about what their policy will be regarding the deferral offer while the issue is sorted out in D.C.

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The state reports a significant drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations today, a reduction of 47 to a total of 1,335. Fatalities increase by 26 to 4,195. New cases: 1165, rising the total case count to 133,125.

Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage.  Flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.Flood insurance will take 30 days to take effect after your first premium payment. Donelon says there are exceptions to that rule though.

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The LSU Ag Center is looking for Green Thumbs to respond to their survey about gardening during the pandemic. Brooke Thorington explains.

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Hurricane experts are calling for an active season of storm activity and with that prediction, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is stressing the importance of proper coverage.  Donelon says flood, homeowner, and commercial property insurances can still be obtained now, but only while a storm is not in the Gulf.
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Flood insurance will take 30 days to take effect after your first premium payment.

The USDA announces it will buy 30 million dollars’ worth of Gulf of Mexico shrimp to help stabilize the market and avoid a total price collapse due to excess product. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says the decision should help cut down on the glut of product that is currently on the market.
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Cooper says the season just began Monday and they’re optimistic that we’re looking at a good season.

President Trump signed an executive order over the weekend deferring payroll tax collection for employees through the end of the year. The President is pushing to have his deferral made into a tax holiday, but Postlethwaite and Netterville Associate Tax Director Kathryn Pittman’s recommendation is to continue paying your usual payroll taxes to the IRS until more clarity is provided.

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The LSU Ag Center is looking for Louisiana gardeners, those who are new to the hobby and experienced, to participate in an online survey about gardening during the pandemic.With the survey, they also want to see what types of plants Louisianans are choosing to cultivate. Lead Researcher Dr. Heather Kirk-Ballard says there’s been a demand for canning supplies.

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22 COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to daycare facilities across the state since the pandemic started. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Former LSU running back Darius Guice Strangled his girlfriend until she passed out and she awoke to him crying according to court documents obtained Monday by the Washington Post. Guice was fired from the Washington football team after his arrest Friday on multiple domestic violence charges.

The LSU Ag Center is looking for Louisiana gardeners, those who are new to the hobby and experienced, to participate in an online survey about gardening during the pandemic. AgCenter Lead Researcher Heather Kirk-Ballard says the LSU Ag Center offers support for gardeners of all levels of experience and with the survey, they want to engage new green thumbs to use them as a resource.
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The USDA announces it will buy 30 million dollars’ worth of Gulf of Mexico shrimp to help stabilize the market and avoid a total price collapse due to excess product.
Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says they’ve been hammered this year due to the closure of restaurants and the purchase is a big help.
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The USDA announces it will buy 30 million dollars’ worth of Gulf of Mexico shrimp to help stabilize the market and avoid a total price collapse due to excess product.
Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says the season just began Monday and they’re optimistic that we’re looking at a good season.
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President Trump signed an executive order over the weekend deferring payroll tax collection for employees through the end of the year.
Postlethwaite and Netterville Associate Tax Director Kathryn Pittman says it is very important to keep in mind that this is not a payroll tax holiday.
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The Department of Health reports there have been 22 COVID-19 outbreaks linked to daycare facilities across the state since the pandemic started. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says
While children appear to be more resilient than adults when it comes to avoiding poor health outcomes from the virus, kids in Louisiana have died from complications of COVID-19. Kanter says Louisiana is seeing an increasing number of cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, associated with COVID-19 among young people. Another death linked to MIS-C was reported Monday.
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