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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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 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 the new cases are concerning as it relates to the new branches of the virus each case may cause, but says how well daycare aged children transmit the virus to adults is unclear.
Cut 5 (12) “…to be conclusive.”

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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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 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 those outbreaks account for 75 cases.
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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. AgCenter Lead Researcher Heather Kirk-Ballard says gardening stores across the country are reporting an uptick in business as more people are staying home.
Cut 7 (09) vegetable transplants.”

A recent executive order by President Trump allows citizens to defer their payroll tax payments through the end of the year. Matt Doyle asked a tax expert if you should take that option…
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The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases that have led some to believe the coronavirus outbreak data is being presented in a manner to be more alarming than it is. Suspicion of inflated COVID numbers was increased with a Facebook post from Red River Parish’s homeland security office claiming that state numbers were higher because of duplicates.  Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says the investigation shows the numbers reported by the Louisiana Department of Health are not reflecting double-counted cases.

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The state reports 24 new COVID fatalities today. Among them is the state’s fourth death attributed to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. Louisiana is seeing an increasing number of cases of MIS-C among young people. As of August 10, the number of confirmed MIS-C cases in Louisiana has risen to 44. To date, infants as young as 1 month and teens up to 19 years of age have received MIS-C diagnoses in Louisiana.

Over the weekend the father of East Baton Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier, the deputy who was severely injured in July of 2016 during a police ambush, made a surprise video announcement about his son. James Tullier had been living in Houston helping care for his son’s recovery and rehabilitation at an apartment adjacent to TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Cut 6 (10) “…to Baton Rouge.”

A 24-year-old Lincoln Parish man is dead after being shot at a party of three to four hundred people. Lincoln Parish Sheriff Sgt. Matthew Henderson says deputies were responding to break up the event when they heard a single gunshot and saw a man approaching them.

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The victim was transported to Northern Louisiana Medical Center where he later died.

Big Ten officials are debunking earlier reports that a 12-2 vote was held to cancel the fall sports season after a range of outlets reported the Power Five Conference was set to join the MAC in not playing for the rest of the year. The now-debunked report led to some controversy and opposition from some athletics officials within the Big Ten, including Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh who came out against the supposed decision.

The SEC has made no announcement on changing their plans to start play September 26^th, and neither has the Sun Belt Conference, where Cajuns coach Billy Napier says they’ve received no indication their games have been canceled, so until they do its just business as usual.

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The Pelicans are officially out of playoff contention in Orlando.

Assuming the college season isn’t just canceled plans are still in place for ULM to play LA Tech in football for the first time since 2000 for a contest at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. The game comes as both teams were scrambling to fill replace their previously scheduled games against SEC opponents. La Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland calls it a great opportunity.

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The two teams are less than an hour away from each other along the I-20, and ULM AD Scott McDonald says he knows fans are getting excited.

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Tech leads the series 30-13. Neither AD would commit to this being anything other than a onetime reinstatement of the series.

The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases inflating the state’s reported case count. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The father of an East Baton Rouge Sheriff Deputy that was severely injured in 2016 during an ambush makes a video announcement concerning his son.

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The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases that have led some to believe the coronavirus outbreak data is being presented in a manner to be more alarming than it is.  Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says the parishes may be seeing data before it goes through the state’s processing.

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Suspicion of inflated numbers was increased with a Facebook post from Red River Parish’s homeland security office claiming that state numbers were higher because of duplicates.  Purpera says the investigation shows the numbers reported by the Louisiana Department of Health are not reflecting double-counted cases.

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LDH says there is a one to two percent margin of error with reporting, and Purpera says the department’s processes are producing the most accurate data.

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Over the weekend the father of East Baton Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier, the deputy who was severely injured in July of 2016 during a police ambush, made a surprise video announcement about his son.

James Tullier had been living in Houston helping care for his son’s recovery and rehabilitation at an apartment adjacent to TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Cut 6 (10) “…to Baton Rouge.”

The Tullier family had been looking to move from the apartment to a house, but that house is now in Baton Rouge, not Texas.

The move was done in three stages, and Tullier says it was a coordinated effort by the East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parish Sheriffs Offices. Tullier says the deputies have always been supportive.

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Tullier says the apartment proved to be too small with all the rehab equipment and Nick’s current health allowed for the family to make the move.

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The family has now asked that all cards and letters be sent to their new Baton Rouge mailing address that’s available on their Facebook page.

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*UPDATE* Earlier reports that the Big Ten had voted to cancel their fall sports season have been debunked by a Big Ten official, saying no such vote has yet been held.

No news yet out of the Sun Belt on what fall plans might be, and Cajuns coach Billy Napier says as of now it’s business as usual.

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SEC officials are currently in a meeting today, but Commissioner Greg Sankey indicated they won’t be making any big decisions today.

Some prominent college players are backing a return to fall football, while others have taken the option to opt-out and not lose their scholarship. Napier says he’s seeing some real player agency in action.

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The President is publicly calling for college conferences to push ahead with their seasons. Napier says they’re just going to keep heir head down and keep practicing until told otherwise.

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A 24-year-old Lincoln Parish man is dead after being shot at a party of three to four hundred people.

Lincoln Parish Sheriff Sgt. Matthew Henderson says deputies were responding to break up the event when they heard a single gunshot and saw a man approaching them.

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The victim, Peter Guy, was transported to Northern Louisiana Medical Center where he later died.

Henderson says the party Mr. Guy attended had made two previous stops in the parish before meeting at the final location along Highway 146.

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Local reports say there were at least 100 cars lining the road leading up to the party.

Henderson says it’s highly likely some useful information that could lead to an arrest was captured on some of the party-goers phones.

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A Big Ten spokesperson has told Yahoo Sports there has been no vote from school presidents and chancellors, debunking widely reported news that the conference had backed out of fall college sports. Meanwhile, in the Sunbelt, Ragin Cajuns coach Billy Napier says they’re just going to keep their head down and keep practicing until told otherwise.
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Over the weekend the father of East Baton Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier, the deputy who was severely injured in July of 2016 during a police ambush, made a surprise video announcement about his son. James Tullier had been living in Houston helping care for his son’s recovery and rehabilitation but now Nick’s current health allowed for the family to make the move back to Baton Rouge.

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The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases inflating the state’s reported case count. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The state is admittedly having issues with today’s case count saying that today’s laboratory reporting appears to be incomplete, potentially affecting case and test counts. Technical staff are investigating. The state reports 562 new COVID-19 cases today with 24 new fatalities. Hospitalizations … 1382, down one. Ventilator usage … 215, up by 5.

The Big Ten has backed out of fall college sports and other conferences are reportedly in active conversations about doing the same today. The President is publicly calling for college conferences to push ahead with their seasons. No news yet out of the Sun Belt on what fall plans might be, and Cajuns coach Billy Napier says they’re just going to keep their head down and keep practicing until told otherwise.
Cut 11 (10) “…of us.”
Over the weekend the father of East Baton Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier, the deputy who was severely injured in July of 2016 during a police ambush, made a surprise video announcement about his son. James Tullier had been living in Houston helping care for his son’s recovery and rehabilitation but now Nick’s current health allowed for the family to make the move back to Baton Rouge.

Cut 8 (10) “…handle ourselves .”

The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases inflating the state’s reported case count. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart”  

The state is admittedly having issues with today’s case count saying that today’s laboratory reporting appears to be incomplete, potentially affecting case and test counts. Technical staff are investigating. The state reports 562 new COVID-19 cases today with 24 new fatalities. Hospitalizations … 1382, down one. Ventilator usage … 215, up by 5.

The largest school system in the state announces a two-week delay to the start of the fall semester. The Jefferson Parish Public School System stated they will now begin classes August 26^th .The decision to delay was made after school officials learned they would have access to rapid coronavirus testing through Ochsner for the August 26^th date according to Superintendent James Gray. Students were set to report to class this Wednesday.

The Big Ten has backed out of fall college sports and other conferences are reportedly in active along conversations. The SEC is meeting today and there’s no news yet out of the Sun Belt Conference. Some prominent college players are backing a return to fall football, while others have taken the option to opt-out and not lose their scholarship. Cajuns coach Billy Napier says he’s seeing some real player agency in action.

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The state’s legislative auditor debunks the claims of duplicate COVID-19 cases that have led some to believe the coronavirus outbreak data is being presented in a manner to be more alarming than it is.  Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says the parishes may be seeing data before it goes through the state’s processing.

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The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s office says 24-year-old, Peter Guy is dead after being shot at a party of three to four hundred people. Sheriff Sgt. Matthew Henderson says according to their investigation Mr. Guy had made two previous stops in the parish before attending the large party along Highway 146.

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Local reports say there were at least 100 cars lining the road leading up to the party.