Senator Bill Cassidy says lawmakers are narrowing down the framework of a new COVID relief bill but one big sticking point left is Republicans want businesses to be shielded from COVID-related lawsuits, and Democrats want to ensure if someone has a claim they have a right to sue.

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Cassidy says a deal could be cut as soon as this afternoon.

28-year-old Lamonte Loggins and 29-year-old Eric Rodgers have been arrested in the shooting death of a Kenner gas station clerk. Kenner Police Chief Michael Glaser says Loggins is the suspected gunman and he’s already spent a good part of his life behind bars

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The two were arrested in Tennessee.

The LSU football program has self-imposed a one-year bowl ban for this season in an effort to lessen the penalties it could receive from the NCAA for rules violations.  Taylor Sharp has the story.

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A planned capacity expansion for New Orleans Saints games has been put on hold as the state seeing an explosion in new COVID cases. The plan was to allow 15,000 people into the Dome for Sunday night’s game against the Chiefs, but the team will instead be at 3,000.