A Shreveport man serving a life sentence for selling two bags of marijuana has been released after 12 years in Angola. Brooke Thorington spoke with the Innocence Project New Orleans.

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The Moderna COVID vaccine has been endorsed by an independent panel of medical experts, clearing the way for it to receive emergency FDA approval. Governor Edwards indicated that we could begin vaccinating staff and residents of nursing homes with this Moderna vaccine as early as next week.

On his monthly talk show Governor Edwards said it’s past time everyone accepts President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. Edwards says it’s hard to justify holding out considering just earlier this week the Electoral College gave Biden 306 votes.

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Senator Bill Cassidy is the only member of the Louisiana Republican Congressional Delegation to publicly acknowledge Biden’s win.

ExxonMobil is looking at investing 240-million dollars into its Baton Rouge refinery and a decision on whether to proceed would be made next year. Exxon’s Baton Rouge refinery manager Gloria Moncada says the project would not add permanent jobs to the facilities 1,300 strong workforce, but it would provide hundreds of temporary construction jobs…

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On his monthly talk show, Governor Edwards went after Attorney General Jeff Landry for his participation in a lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the Presidential election. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The state reported 38-hundred new COVID-19 cases today and 31 fatalities. Hospitalizations continue to increase the total today is 1,602. Health officials say case counts continue to climb from the post-Thanksgiving surge. Governor Edwards urged residents to not gather outside their immediate household for the remainder of the holiday season.

Fate Winslow is a free man after serving 12-years in prison for selling marijuana to an undercover police officer in Shreveport for 20-dollars. Winslow was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 because he was a fourth-time habitual offender. Innocence Project New Orleans Executive Director Jee Park says Winslow was released on the grounds of ineffective counsel because the life sentence was not appealed.

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Park says the previous convictions were all nonviolent offenses.

ExxonMobil is looking at investing 240-million dollars into its Baton Rouge refinery and a decision on whether to proceed would be made next year. Exxon’s Baton Rouge refinery manager Gloria Moncada says they plan to install new technology into the refinery that’s been around for 110 years…

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Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s unfortunate that Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry supported a lawsuit that sought to overturn millions of votes in the presidential election. Edwards says the Trump campaign has yet to provide any real evidence of widespread voter fraud. He says it’s time to accept President-elect Joe Biden’s victory…
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Exxon Mobil is looking at making a 240-million dollar investment to modernize its Baton Rouge refinery, but plant manager Gloria Moncada says Exxon will only agree to do the project if local governments in East Baton Rouge Parish grant them a property tax break through the Industrial Tax Exemption Program…
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The city-parish, schools, and the sheriff’s office would see less money if the property tax is approved.

A Shreveport man serving a life sentence for selling two bags of marijuana has been released after 12 years in Angola. Brooke Thorington spoke with the Innocence Project New Orleans.
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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Iowa High School student who told others that he was trigger happy and would kill as many students as he could. The 16-year-old has been charged with terrorizing. A school resource officer notified deputies of the possible threat.

Tomorrow is the last day to ship a Christmas present via USPS First-Class Mail and have it arrive in time for Christmas. USPS spokesperson Albert Ruiz says the priority mail deadline is December 19^th and postal workers are doing overtime hours to meet the massive demand this year.

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Ruiz says they’ve seen a large increase in packages compared to years past.

On his monthly talk show Governor Edwards said it’s past time everyone accepts President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. Edwards bemoaned what he called a “fruitless” effort by some Republican Attorneys General, including Jeff Landry, to challenge the legitimacy of votes in key battleground states.

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The US Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit filed by the Texas AG challenging those votes.

After 12-years in prison on a life without parole sentence for marijuana, Fate Winslow walked free from Angola Wednesday. 12 years ago he was arrested for selling two bags of marijuana to an undercover officer in Shreveport. Innocence Project New Orleans executive Director Jee Park says they’ve been working for about a year to overturn the sentence due to ineffective counsel.

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Winslow is the third individual IPNO has freed this year through its new Unjust Punish Project.

The FDA advisory committee meets today to discuss whether to give emergency approval to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. Assistant Dean for Translational Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele, says side effects have been reported with both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines…

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After 12-years in prison on a life without parole sentence for marijuana, Fate Winslow walked free from Angola this week. In 2008 he was arrested for selling two bags of marijuana to an undercover officer in Shreveport. Innocence Project New Orleans executive Director Jee Park says Winslow was released on the grounds of ineffective counsel at sentencing.

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Tomorrow is the last day to ship a Christmas present via USPS First-Class Mail and have it arrive in time for Christmas. USPS spokesperson Albert Ruiz says it’s vital you ship that package ASAP because a lot more packages are getting shipped this season than in prior years.

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Christmas Eve is a week from today.

On his monthly talk show, Governor Edwards went after Attorney General Jeff Landry for his participation in a lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the Presidential election. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The state reported 38 hundred COVID-19 cases today.

Governor Edwards says it’s past time everyone accepts President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. Edwards says it’s hard to justify holding out considering just earlier this week the Electoral College gave Biden 306 votes.

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Senator Bill Cassidy is the only member of the Louisiana Republican Congressional Delegation to publicly acknowledge Biden’s win.

LSU signed 19 players on the first day of the early signing period and Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says it was a good day for Coach Ed Orgeron and his recruiting staff…

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The two five-star recruits are Terrebonne Defensive tackle Maason Smith and Lafayette Christian Safety Sage Ryan. Alabama was after both prospects.

Two New Orleans Democratic lawmakers are the first to announce their intention to run for the soon-to-be-vacant 2^nd Congressional District seat. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Lt Governor Billy Nungesser has tested positive for COVID-19. Nungesser is reportedly experiencing mild symptoms including fever and is in quarantine. He’s the fourth statewide elected official to test positive which includes Attorney General Jeff Landry, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Treasurer John Schroder. Schroder was briefly hospitalized and has now returned to work

Governor Edwards says the first week of vaccination distribution is going well and they’ve successfully vaccinated thousands of frontline healthcare workers since Monday. Edwards says Louisiana received 39,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

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They expect to receive about 40,000 doses next week.

The FDA advisory committee meets today to discuss whether to give emergency approval to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. Assistant Dean for Translational Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele, says the data looks remarkably good and the efficacy rate for the Moderna vaccine is 94-percent…

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Miele says the Moderna vaccine reported similar side effects as the Pfizer vaccine.

Two candidates have formally joined the race for the now open 2^nd Congressional District seat, New Orleans Democratic lawmakers Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter. Peterson touted her legislative record and says it shows her commitment to economic, racial, environmental, and reproductive justice.

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The seat is coming open due to current Congressman Cedric Richmond’s move to join the Biden administration as a senior aide on January 20^th.

LSU signed 19 players on the opening day of the early signing period and can fill out the class by signing six more. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins expects Coach Ed Orgeron to go after more offensive linemen…

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