3:30 LRN Newscast Dec 10

Louisiana’s Senior Senator provides an update on negotiations over a 900 billion dollar plus COVID relief bill that includes another round of PPP and federally boosted unemployment payments. Matt Doyle has the story.

cut 2 (30) …I’m Matt Doyle.”

 

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder sets February 6th as a special election to fill the vacant seat of Republican Stephen Dwight of Lake Charles. Dwight resigned from the District 35 House seat after winning a fall election to become the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney. District 35 represents Beauregard and Calcasieu parishes.

The FDA is expected to give emergency approval for the Pfizer COVID vaccine and next week they will vote on the Moderna vaccine.  LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Fred Lopez says this is very good news considering the spike in cases we are seeing.

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LSU has self-imposed a one-year bowl ban, for NCAA rules violations. Back in October, LSU decided to cut its number of available scholarships by eight over the next two years, reduce the number of allowable recruiting visits, and ban former player Odell Beckham Junior for two years. USA Today Network reporter Glen Guilbeau says the NCAA may add to these penalties when they complete their investigation

Cut 4 (08)   “…asked for.”