A sit-in of about 100 students formed this morning outside of LSU’s Football Operations Building. Brooke Thorington has more.

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A few hours later the protesters were approached by a few football players who asked them to move the protest to the administrative building across the street because the protest was blocking in their cars. 

The pandemic has crippled the convention industry which is responsible for almost five-thousand jobs in Louisiana. Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon says they surveyed convention clients and found 8 out of 10 say they would like to attend in person conferences in the near future again and the survey also revealed that convention attendees are able to form better relationships and build trust in communications at in-person meetings.

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A 29-year-old New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Jefferson Parish after meeting someone through an online marketplace app to sell his dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto says since the start of last year they’ve seen two armed robberies, one simple robbery, two thefts, and now a homicide connected with these marketplace sales.

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About 100 students are holding a sit-in outside of LSU’s Football Operations Building calling on LSU officials to fire athletic administrators Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar based on findings released last week in the Husch Blackwell report. The students are part of a group called Tigers Against Sexual Assault.
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LSU has only suspended Ausberry for 30 days and Segar for 21-days without pay.

Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon believes we’ll see a big increase in in-person meetings and conventions during the second half of this year. Dixon says healthcare professionals, teachers and attorneys are required to receive annual training and online classes are not always preferred…
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Police are seeking a 1st Degree Murder charge against a man they say murdered and robbed a 29-year-old New Orleanian at a meetup to sell a 2,800 dollar dirt bike. Matt Doyle has the story….
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The state health department says nearly 415-thousand people in Louisiana have completed their two-dose series vaccinations. There are 618 vaccine providers providing shots this week. L-D-H also reporting 515 new coronavirus cases and ten new deaths.

A New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Harvey Sunday after meeting someone through an online marketplace to sell a dirt bike. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they’re seeking a 1st-degree murder charge against Jalen Harvey in the killing of 29-year-old Joseph Vindel. Lopinto says meeting strangers online can be dangerous, but while the victim could’ve chosen a safer location like a police station parking lot or outside of a grocery…

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The attorney for former LSU football coach Les Miles calls Kansas’s decision to place Miles on administrative leave unfair. K-U made this move after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with female student workers while at LSU. Legal analyst Tim Meche wonders if K-U officials will use this opportunity to fire Miles

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Miles would reportedly be owed eight million dollars if he’s fired without cause.

Funds are now available to help tenants and landlords who’ve experienced financial hardship from the pandemic. Brooke Thorington explains.

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A 29-year-old New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Jefferson Parish after meeting someone through an online marketplace to sell his dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they arrested Jalen Harvey after discovering messages between him and the victim, Joseph Vindel…

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Vindel’s dirt bike was discovered outside of Harvey’s apartment.

The attorney for former LSU football coach Les Miles calls Kansas’s decision to place Miles on administrative leave unfair. K-U made this move after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with female student workers while at LSU. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Miles’ attorney is upset because a Husch Blackwell investigation never spoke with Miles or other key witnesses.

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The pandemic has crippled the convention industry which is responsible for almost five-thousand jobs in Louisiana. Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon says the industry has been trained on how to re-open safely once the pandemic passes and most convention attendees say they’ll be there.

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Many Louisianans are now faced with trying to get their home insurance companies to cover damage sustained from last month’s winter storms. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the event caused all kinds of damage to rooves, trees, plumbing, and even personal injuries. If your house took any damage like that it can’t hurt to file a claim with your insurer because you can’t be penalized…

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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is encouraging residents to file a claim if they sustained damage from last month’s winter storms. Slips and falls, roof damage and burst pipes are some of the circumstances that should be covered by your homeowners’ insurance. Donelon says one estimate says last month’s winter storms will cost the industry 18-billion dollars…
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Funds are now available to help tenants and landlords who have experienced financial hardship from the pandemic.  Executive Director of Louisiana Housing Corporation Keith Cunningham says priority is given to households where at least one member has been unemployed for more than 90 days due to COVID…

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For more information visit LA State Rent-dot com

Visit LAStateRent.com for more information.

The state’s cattle industry took a beating from last month’s historic winter storms. LSU AgCenter regional livestock specialist Jason Holmes estimates many cattle farmers lost at least a couple head, mostly calves, due to the stress of the event and the frigid temperatures. He says it came at a rough time…

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Baton Rouge newborn Lexa Dennis is the youngest ever to receive Zolgensma (zol·gens·ma.), the most expensive gene-drug therapy in the world at $2.1 million. Pediatric Neurologist Dr. Charlotte Hollman says Lexa has Spinal Muscular Atrophy,  a debilitating and often fatal disease and she was given the life-saving medication at just four days old at Woman’s Hospital.

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She went home 11 days later.

Funds are now available to help tenants and landlords who’ve experienced financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Lousiana Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy voted no against the COVID-19 relief bill that passed the Senate and could be signed by the President this week. The measure will provide 14-hundred dollar checks to taxpayers, but Cassidy and Kennedy disagree with the spending in the measure that they say does not have anything to do with the pandemic.

Thousands of Louisianans suffered damage during last month’s winter storms, so will your homeowner’s insurance cover it? Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says if you sustained any damage from the storms do not hesitate to at least file a claim with your insurer.
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Donelon says roof damage, busted pipes and slipping on the ice and falling are circumstances that could be covered by your insurance.

A baby at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge becomes the youngest person to receive a two-million-dollar gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy. Lexa James was four-days old when she received Zolgensma in an effort to prevent S-M-A symptoms. Lexa’s mother, Andrea, says until there’s a cure for SMA…
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Louisiana has launched a 161-million dollar COVID-19 rental assistance program. Federal coronavirus relief dollars are funding the program that Louisiana Housing Corporation Executive Director Keith Cunningham says will provide much needed relief to both landlords and renters…
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The program also provides eligible tenants up to three months for future rental assistance. For more information go to la-state-rent-dot-com.

The state’s cattle and poultry industries took a beating from last month’s historic winter storms. LSU AgCenter regional livestock specialist Jason Holmes says thousands of chickens were lost when several poultry facilities collapsed due to snow and ice buildup.
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A baby born at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge has received a two-million-dollar gene therapy drug called Zolgensma that will halt symptoms brought on by Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Lexa Adams received the drug four days after she was born. Her two-year-old brother also has S-M-A. And their mother Andrea James says…
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SMA is the most common cause of death in the first year of life and the drug was approved for use in the United States in 2019.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says if your property sustained damage as a result of last month’s winter storms, you should file a claim to see if it’s covered…
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Donelon says your insurance provider may cover a slip and fall on ice, roof damage and damage from busted pipes.

Both of Louisiana’s U-S Senators voted against the one-point-nine trillion-dollar COVID relief bill that was approved by the Senate over the weekend. Bill Cassidy says the legislation wastes billions on pet projects. John Kennedy says the so-called coronavirus bill is an orgy of pork. The Louisiana Democratic Party says the legislation helps families, small businesses, schools, and farmers.

Louisiana cattle and poultry producers are still recovering from last month’s winter storms…
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is encouraging residents to file a claim if they sustained damage as a result of last month’s winter storms. Slips and falls, roof damage and burst pipes are some of the circumstances that should be covered by your homeowners’ insurance. Donelon says one estimate says last month’s winter storms will cost the insurance industry 18-billion dollars…
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Baton Rouge newborn Lexa Dennis is the youngest ever to receive Zolgensma (zol·gens·ma.), the most expensive gene-drug therapy in the world at $2.1 million. Pediatric Neurologist Dr. Charlotte Hollman says Lexa has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a debilitating and often fatal disease, was given the life-saving medication at just four days old at Woman’s Hospital.
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Lexa receiver a Zolgensma dose last month in the hopes that this will prevent her from every showing symptoms of SMA.