Monthly Archives: November 2020

11.17.20
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5:30 LRN Newscast Nov 17

The state health department reported 26-hundred new COVID-19 cases today and the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital rose to 874. That’s a 121-patient increase in just four days. Governor John Bel Edwards is asking residents to follow the mitigation measures in order to reduce transmission of the virus…

Cut 13 (11) “…anybody”
Edwards is asking families to not plan for large Thanksgiving gatherings.

Health officials say there is light at the end of the tunnel with Pfizer and Moderna releasing statements that say early studies show their COVID vaccines are showing an effective rate above 90-percent. But Associate Professor at Tulane’s School of Medicine Doctor Lisa Morici says we don’t know if the vaccines can prevent transmission…

Cut 8 (11) “..been vaccinated”

New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives to be a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”  

This Friday and Saturday will be a state sales tax holiday. State lawmakers approved the sales tax holiday as a way to provide relief for Louisiana residents recovering from Hurricanes Laura and Delta as well as a coronavirus pandemic. So on Friday and Saturday, you will not pay the 4.45-percent state sales tax on most purchases.

11.17.20
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445 Sportscast 11/17

The New Orleans Pelicans have traded star guard Jrue Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks.  In exchange for Holiday, the Pelicans received guards Eric Bledsoe and George Hill, as well as a number of future draft picks.  The host of the Locked On Pelicans podcast Jake Madison says, when looking at what the Pelicans got in return for Holiday, he’s definitely pleased with the trade.

Cut 16 (07) “Jrue Holiday”

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees has multiple rib fractures as well as a collapsed lung, and is expected to miss some games.  Brees didn’t play in the second half of Sunday’s win over San Francisco and Jameis Winston finished the game at quarterback.  Winston will compete with Taysom Hill for the starting job.  If you’re looking for the Saints to name a starting QB soon, then you’re out of luck, because coach Sean Payton says he won’t name a starter until later in the week.

Cut 17(05) “later”

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron expects most of the players who were in quarantine should return today and that means they’ll actually have two scholarship quarterbacks at practice.  Orgeron says they’ll have to ease them back in.

Cut 18(16) “whatever it may be”

Orgeron suggested that TJ Finley would likely be the starter for the Arkansas game on Saturday.

Ragin Cajun Quarterback Levi Lewis has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.  Lewis had a stellar performance against South Alabama, as he threw for 252 yards and had a season high three touchdowns.  Lewis is the eight Ragin Cajun player to earn a weekly honor from the conference this season and the first quarterback to win a weekly award since Andre Nunez back in 2018.

11.17.20
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4:30 LRN Newscast Nov 17

The state health department reported an additional 25-hundred new coronavirus cases today as Louisiana continues to see a sharp uptick in cases. During a press conference in Calcasieu Parish, Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is experiencing another surge and we need to take Covid seriously

Cut 12 (10) “..alive and well” 

After much speculation, New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives to be a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. Richmond says it was not an easy decision to leave Congress after he was just re-elected to a sixth term…

Cut 5  (12) “…Black and Gold” 

Richmond believes he’ll be in a better position to bring much-needed resources back to Louisiana as a special adviser to the president.

On Monday a second pharmaceutical company announced an above 90 percent effectiveness rate on their COVID vaccine. Associate Professor at Tulane’s School of Medicine Dr. Lisa Morici says she’s cautiously optimistic as we are still waiting on safety and efficacy rates from a larger number of clinical trial participants, so far data that’s been submitted is from approximately 100 participants that have been assessed.

Cut 7 (07) “…very encouraging.”

The city of New Orleans’ website says there will not be any Mardi Gras parades in 2021. The announcement caught many by surprise.  Director of Communications for Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Beau Tidwell, says the mayor has been consistent that Mardi Gras 2021 will have to look different because of the pandemic…

Cut 9 (11) “…right now.”

11.17.20
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3:30 LRN Newscast November 17

U-S Representative Cedric Richmond announced today he will resign from his 2nd district Congressional seat before January 20th to become a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden. Richmond says he’ll have an office in the West Wing and he says he’ll fight to bring much-needed federal resources to Louisiana.
Cut 4 (12) “..have here”

The state reported another 25-hundred new coronavirus cases today and the number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital increased to 874. That’s up 121 patients over the last four days. With the Thanksgiving holiday next week, Governor John Bel Edwards is concerned about large family gatherings. The governor says he comes from a family with eight children and they are not getting together this year…
Cut 14 (11) “..very, very high.”

With Moderna’s announcement that its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus, there are now two experimental COVID-19 vaccines showing promising early results. Jim Shannon has more…
cut 2 (31) … I’m Jim Shannon.”

This Friday and Saturday will be a state sales tax holiday. State lawmakers approved the sales tax holiday as a way to provide relief for Louisiana residents recovering from Hurricanes Laura and Delta as well as a coronavirus pandemic. So on Friday and Saturday, you will not pay the 4.45-percent state sales tax on most purchases.

11.17.20
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2:30 LRN Newscast

The ciy of New Orleans website posted today that parades will not be allowed during Mardi Gras 2021. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s spokesperson, Beau Tidwell, says current COVID guidelines restrict gatherings of more than 250 people and that will likely not change in time for the Carnival season…
cut 10 (10) “…alternatives”

U-S Representative Cedric Richmond announced today that before January 20th he will resign as a member of Congress to become a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden…
Cut 3 (09) “…want it”
Richmond says he’ll have an office in the West Wing and he says he’ll fight to bring much-needed federal resources to Louisiana.

The state health department reported 25-hundred new COVID-19 cases today and the number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital rose to 874. That’s a 121 patient increase in just four days. Governor John Bel Edwards is asking residents to follow the mitigation measures in order to reduce transmission of the virus…
cut 13 (11) “…anybody”
Edwards is asking families to not plan for large Thanksgiving gatherings.

Health officials say there is light at the end of the tunnel with Pfizer and Moderna releasing statements that say early studies show their COVID vaccines are showing an effective rate above 90-percent. But Associate Professor at Tulane’s School of Medicine Doctor Lisa Morici says we don’t know if the vaccines can prevent transmission…
cut 8 (11) “…been vaccinated”

11.17.20
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LRN PM Newscall November 17

After much speculation, New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives to be a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “  I’m Jeff Palermo”  

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With Moderna’s announcement that its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus, there are now two experimental COVID-19 vaccines that are showing strong early results. Jim Shannon has more…

cut 2 (31) … I’m Jim Shannon.”  

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U-S Representative Cedric Richmond announced today that before January 20th he will resign as a member of Congress to become a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden…

Cut 3 (09)  “…want it”  

The Second District Congressman says he’ll have an office in the West Wing and he says he’ll fight to bring much-needed federal resources to Louisiana.

Cut 4 (12)   “..have here”  

The 47-year-old was first elected to Congress in 2010 after serving as a state representative in the Louisiana Legislature. He says it was not an easy decision to leave Congress after he was just re-elected to a sixth term…

Cut 5  (12) “…Black and Gold” 

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In addition to drug maker Pfizer’s announcement last week that their COVID vaccine is 90-percent effective, on Monday, Moderna released news that their vaccine has a 95 percent effectiveness rate.

Associate Professor at Tulane’s School of Medicine Dr. Lisa Morici said the FDA indicated that the benchmark for success would be a 50-percent efficacy rate for a vaccination in stage three clinical trials.

Cut 6 (09) “…encouraging indeed.”

Morici says she’s cautiously optimistic as we are still waiting on safety and efficacy rates from a larger number of clinical trial participants, so far data that’s been submitted is from approximately 100 participants that have been assessed.

Cut 7 (07) “…very encouraging.”

Morici says at this time we don’t know if the vaccine prevents transmission of the virus once you’ve been vaccinated.

Cut 8 (11) “..been vaccinated”

Morici says they hope that the vaccine will remain effective for six months, a year or greater, but until time has passed the data is unavailable.

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The city of New Orleans’ website says there will not be any Mardi Gras parades in 2021. The announcement caught many by surprise.  Director of Communications for Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Beau Tidwell, says the mayor has been consistent that Mardi Gras 2021 will have to look different because of the pandemic…

Cut 9 (11) “…right now.”

Tidwell says they are asking for input on how carnival season can be celebrated under the current guidelines of no gatherings larger than 250-persons. Carnival krewe captains have been asked to submit detailed plans on how they will comply with COVID-19 guidelines to the city by December 5th and the city will accept public input until December 4th.

Cut 10 (10) “….alternatives.”

Carnival season 2020 was noted as a super spreader event before a pandemic was declared and because of that Tidwell says Mardi Gras 2021 will feel different.

Cut 11 (12) “….be different.”

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The state health department reported an additional 25-hundred new coronavirus cases today as Louisiana continues to see a sharp uptick in cases. During a press conference in Calcasieu Parish, Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is experiencing another surge and we need to take covid seriously

Cut 12 (10) “..alive and well” 

The number of COVID patients in the hospital is up to 874. That’s a 121 patient increase in just four days. Edwards is asking residents to follow the mitigation measures in order to reduce transmission of the virus…

Cut 13 (11) “…anybody”

With the Thanksgiving holiday next week, Edwards is concerned about large family gatherings. The governor says he comes from a family with eight children and they are not getting together this year…

Cut 14 (11) “..very, very high.” 

11.17.20
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1:30 LRN Newscast Nov 17

The state health department reported an additional 26-hundred new coronavirus cases today. During a press conference in Calcasieu Parish, Governor John Bel Edwards says the state is experiencing another surge and we need to take COVID seriously

Cut 12 (10) “…alive and well” 

New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives to be a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden.

Cut 1 (30) “  I’m Jeff Palermo”

Carnival season 2020 was noted as a super spreader event in New Orleans before the pandemic was declared and because of that Mayor of New Orleans spokesperson Beau Tidwell says Mardi Gras, 2021 is going to feel different.

Cut 11 (12) “….be different.”

The current guidelines of no gatherings over 250-people will not permit parades or balls next year.

On Monday Moderna released news that their COVID vaccine has a 95 percent effectiveness rate, in addition to Pfizer’s with a 90-percent reported rate.  Associate Professor at Tulane’s School of Medicine Dr. Lisa Morici said the FDA indicated the benchmark for success would be a 50-percent efficacy rate for vaccinations in stage three trials.

Cut 6 (09) “…encouraging indeed.”

11.17.20
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12:30 LRN Newscast Nov 17

There’s been lots of confusion around the status of Mardi Gras 2021 in New Orleans, at this time the actual holiday isn’t cancelled however city officials say it will be considerably different. Mayor of New Orleans spokesperson Beau Tidwell says parades and balls are not safe options with the current pandemic …

Cut 9 (11) “…right now.”

The department of health reports more patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 today and nearly 26-hundred new cases have been added to the statewide case total. Currently, 874 patients are in hospitals across the state and vent usage has increased to 92. 17 additional fatalities have also been reported today. On Friday the daily total number was 35-hundred new cases the highest daily total since March.

U-S Representative Cedric Richmond announced today he will resign from his seat before January 20th to become a senior adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden. Richmond says he’ll have an office in the West Wing and he says he’ll fight to bring much-needed federal resources to Louisiana.

Cut 4 (12)   “..have here”  

 

The 47-year old congressman first elected to Congress in 2010 and just re-elected to his sixth term. A special election will be held to fill his congressional seat.

11.17.20
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11:40 LRN Sportscast November 17

A U-S-A today story says LSU did not follow federal law and school policy after receiving complaints of sexual misconduct and dating violence involving nine former football players, including Derrius Guice and Drake Davis, since Ed Orgeron took over as head coach in 2016. Orgeron says when allegations are made, they should be reported to the university’s Title Nine office.
Cut 28 (05) “…protocols.”
LSU has hired an out of state law firm to review the claims that were made in the USA Today article.

There’s no official timetable on when Saints Quarterback Drew Brees will return to the field. It’s been reported he has several fractured ribs and collapsed lung.

The Pelicans have traded fan favorite and two-time All-Defensive member Jrue Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks. In return, New Orleans receives Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, and three first-round draft picks.

LSU is getting ready to play Arkansas this Saturday after last Saturday’s game against Alabama was postponed. Will the Tigers and Crimson Tide still play each other? It will take the SEC reshuffling some games. Coach Ed Orgeron thinks it will happen…
cut 19 (15) “…some way”

ULM’s schedule has been shuffled around as the Warhawks will now play Arkansas State on December 5th. That game was originally scheduled for November 14th. The Warhawks will play Troy on December 17th, instead of December 12th.

But ULM starting quarterback Colby Suits will not play in those games as he’s decided to opt-out of the team’s final three games and enter the NCAA transfer portal. He’s started all games of a winless season. Suits is reportedly the 15th player to leave the program since March.

11.17.20
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11:30 LRN Newscast November 17

After much speculation, New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the U.S. House of Representatives to be a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. Richmond says it was not an easy decision to leave Congress after he was just re-elected to a sixth term…
cut 5 (12) “…Black and Gold”
Richmond believes he’ll be in a better position to bring much-needed resources back to Louisiana as a special adviser to the president.

We are seeing many more schools move back to virtual instruction as coronavirus cases are spiking. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley advises parents to implement a predictable schedule, provide a quiet learning space. and non-screen related activities as well…
cut 14 (06) “..same page”

With Moderna’s announcement that its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus, there are now two experimental COVID-19 vaccines that are showing strong early results. Jim Shannon has more…
cut 2 (31) … I’m Jim Shannon.”

This Friday and Saturday will be a state sales tax holiday. State lawmakers approved the sales tax holiday as a way to provide relief for Louisiana residents recovering Hurricanes Laura and Delta as well as a coronavirus pandemic. So on Friday and Saturday, you will not have to pay the 4.45 state sales tax on most items.