Beginning today those 16 and older with a preexisting health condition are now eligible to be vaccinated. For a list of those conditions, you can visit the state health department’s website. Governor Edwards is encouraging those who are eligible to be vaccinated to do so. He says nearly 10-percent of the state’s population have been fully vaccinated and very few have reported serious side effects…

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State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not among those getting vaccinated. Schroder says instead he’s under a doctor’s care and building his immune system. Schroder, a COVID survivor, was hospitalized in early December.

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Former LSU football coach Les Miles has been fired at Kansas after allegations of sexual misconduct were made public during his time at LSU. Taylor Sharp has the story.

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Former LSU President F. King Alexander released a statement that he regrets not taking stronger action against Miles when he was at LSU. Alexander says at the time attorneys told him there was not enough evidence to support termination. Alexander, who is now at Oregon State, says the inquiry found Miles’s actions were inconsistent with LSU’s community values and he should have acted further.

Those 16 and older in Louisiana who are overweight, smokers, have diabetes or asthma, or suffer from a list of other comorbidities are now eligible to receive a COVID vaccine. Governor Edwards this another important step in the state’s fight against COVID-19 as he hopes getting more of the population vaccinated will reduce serious illness and death from the virus.

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State Treasurer John Schroder says he won’t be getting a vaccine. Schroder says instead he’s focusing on making sure his immune system is strong. Schroder told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana he’s under a doctor’s care…

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Schroder was hospitalized with COVID in December.

Les Miles is out as the head football coach at Kansas University after reports that surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU. Allegations ranging from texting, attempting to kiss a student, and performing unwanted touching. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Kansas had no choice…

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President Biden declares Louisiana a major disaster area after two winter storms last month. Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle says In addition to the 23 parishes, nine others could also be eligible for assistance.  A few weeks ago, GOHSEP asked residents to complete a Damage.LA.gov survey for a better idea of how many were impacted by the storms.

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Governor Edwards announces Louisiana has expanded the eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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A Senate committee meets tomorrow to discuss the handling of sexual misconduct incidents on college campuses. The stated purpose of the meeting is to receive in-depth responses from all public university systems in the state regarding their handling of sexual misconduct cases, and the policies in place to respond to such incidents.

State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine. Schroder was asked about the substantial expansion in vaccine eligibility. He says…

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Schroder, who was hospitalized with COVID in December, says instead he will focus on boosting his immune system.

President Biden declares Louisiana a major disaster after two winter storms last month. Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle says the length of the two storms and extensive damage to some water systems gave the state eligibility for a declaration in the winter.

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Louisiana has expanded COVID vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 years and older with certain health conditions, including asthma, hypertension, diabetes, smokers, and people who are overweight. Edwards says the list of health conditions for eligibility can be found on the state department of health’s website.

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Les Miles is out as the head football coach at Kansas University after reports surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU and was told to quit texting them. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the 67-year-old’s coaching days are likely over

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President Biden declares Louisiana a major disaster after two winter storms last month. Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle says it allows homeowners and renters in affected parishes to be eligible for assistance if they sustained damage.

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Tingle says this will also assist city and parish governments to pay for clean-up from the storms.

State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine. Schroder says instead of getting vaccinated he’s under a doctor’s care and building his immune system. Schroder, a COVID survivor, was hospitalized in early December.

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Governor Edwards made a major announcement today, on the one-year anniversary of the first reported case of COVID in Louisiana.

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Those 16 and older are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and 18 and older for the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

Les Miles is no longer the head football coach at Kansas University after reports that surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU and was told to quit texting them. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the sexual misconduct allegations were initially hard to believe because Miles was considered a family man.

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State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine. Schroder was asked about the substantial expansion in vaccine eligibility this morning. Instead of getting vaccinated Schroder says he’s under a doctor’s care and is focusing on making sure his immune system is strong.

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Schroder was hospitalized with COVID last December.

Today is the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Louisiana. Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Julio Figueroa says looking back most likely COVID was already spreading in February, well before testing was available.

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Five days later the first confirmed death was recorded in the state from COVID.

State Treasurer John Schroder tells Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine. Schroder was asked about the impending substantial expansion in vaccine eligibility. He says…

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Governor Edwards will hold a briefing at noon announcing the expansion for COVID vaccine eligibility.

Former LSU football coach Les Miles has been fired at Kansas after allegations of sexual misconduct were made public last week during his time at LSU. Taylor Sharp has the story.

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Former LSU President F. King Alexander released a statement that he regrets not taking stronger action against Miles when he was at LSU. Alexander says at the time attorneys told him there was not enough evidence to support termination. Alexander, who is now at Oregon State, says the inquiry found Miles actions were inconsistent with LSU’s community values and he should have acted further

Les Miles is out as the head football coach at Kansas University after reports that surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU. Allegations ranging from texting, attempting to kiss a student, and performing unwanted touching. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Kansas had no choice but to let him go.

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The Attorney General’s Office releases the sexual harassment complaint filed against top aide Pat Magee that resulted in his 38-day suspension and docking of his salary. The complaint includes numerous allegations of harassment by Magee, who still works for the office. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the report may be costly for AG Jeff Landry.

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Louisiana’s pre-GRAMMY celebration is going all virtual this year and you can stream it live tonight starting at 7 PM. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Governor Edwards will hold a briefing at noon today where he’s expected to announce a major expansion in COVID-19 vaccination eligibility. According to a memo that’s been sent to the Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association the vaccine will be available for adults with certain preexisting conditions following his announcement this afternoon. Today is the one-year anniversary of the first reported case of COVID in Louisiana.