Rooting the Saints on in the Superdome will cost Who Dats a pretty penny. Connor Ferrill has the story.

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Today Lousiana residents get their first opportunity to buy tickets to see the Rolling Stones rock Jazz Fest this May.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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A Monroe Democrat is set to speak in front of the tens of thousands who will attend the 46th annual March for Life in DC. Matt Doyle has more.

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Fans wishing to get inside The Superdome for the NFC championship game will have to fork over several hundred dollars to get in according to StubHub. Head of Partnerships for the NFL at StubHub Akxhay  Khanna (AWK-shea CON-uh) says even nosebleed tickets will cost you some…

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Ticket prices on the low end start at $285 dollars at StubHub.com

Khanna says some Saints fans are feeling confident and have already purchased Super Bowl tickets…

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Ticket scammers are also likely to be looking to make a buck and Attorney General Jeff Landry says if a ticket deal seems too good to be true it is…

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The Attorney General urges buyers to make sure the ticket seller belongs to the National Association of Ticket Brokers and they have guarantee policies on their websites for refunds in case the event is canceled or something goes wrong with the ticket. Landry says if you do have tickets to the game don’t be a showoff…

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The coveted one-day tickets to see the Rolling Stones on May 2nd at Jazzfest in New Orleans go on sale exclusively for Louisiana residents today at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.  Fans were allowed to start lining up at midnight in anticipation of the 10am box office opening. Festival produce Quint Davis says he expects buyers from across the nation to snap up the online sales quickly, so this is a way for locals to get the first shot at buying tickets.

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Stones fans should be ready to shell out out $185 plus applicable fees per ticket.  Davis says he’s unsure just how big the crowd will be, so the box office could be open beyond the normal 5PM closing time.

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Davis says fans shouldn’t be concerned about the parking situation.

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While only the one day tickets for May 2nd will go on sale today, all other tickets including VIP packages, will go on sale to the public Friday morning.

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Governor John Bel Edwards says nearly 6,000 federal workers in the Bayou State are suffering without paychecks as the longest government shutdown in history drags on. He noted the toll it’s taking on several different departments, and even the Coast Guard at the Belle Chase Naval Air Station. Edwards says he sympathizes with their struggle.

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Edwards says he’s concerned that prolonging the shutdown could present safety risks to the public, as more and more vital programs close, or become understaffed.

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The governor has asked the President to end the shutdown in a timely manner, and he says he hopes negotiations will quickly wrap up, and funding will be allocated for the next year.

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Edwards made the comments on Ask the Governor, his monthly radio call in show.

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Monroe Democratic Representative Katrina Jackson is set to speak tomorrow morning at the National March for Life Rally in Washington D.C. Jackson authored a 2014 bill that ultimately passed that required abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital to operate. Jackson says their aim is the eventual reversal of the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion.

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Tens of thousands are expected to be in attendance for the 46^th annual march.

She’s joined in the Capital by 2,000 Louisiana highschool students from a range of different youth and church groups across the state. Jackson says she’ll be discussing the march, and her advocacy on pro-life issues this morning.

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Jackson admitted abortion is settled law, but highlighted legislative attempts, including her passage of the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act as reminders that through enough advocacy, opinions on president can change.

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40-year-old Saints Quarterback Drew Brees will go up against a Rams defense on Sunday in the NFC Championship game that’s led by their 71-year-old defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Brees says he knows Phillips likes to bring the heat…

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The Saints fell behind 14-0 last Sunday, before coming back for a 20-14 win over Philadelphia. Brees says a win like that gives them confidence they can pull out a victory when the tough gets going…

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Three men have been arrested in connection with last week’s shooting death of Shreveport Police Officer Chateri Payne. Kevin Barnhart has the story
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Terrebonne Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested a 12-year-old girl at Houma Junior High after allegedly threatening to shoot three of her classmates. The threat was made on Instagram. Deputies say the juvenile admitted to sending the message as a joke, but she was still booked at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Justice Center.

The statewide average price for regular gasoline rose three cents over night to a $1.97. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says gasoline prices are up on average about a nickel over the last week as crude oil prices have also been on the rise…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has said his biggest legislative priority for the legislative session that begins in April is a pay raise of at least one-thousand dollars for teachers and five-hundred dollars for school support personnel. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack says they support an increase in teacher pay….
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Waguespack says LABI oppose any tax increase to pay for the higher teacher salaries.

The Saints return to practice today to get ready for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Rams. There’s only a few Saints players still around from the 2009 Super Bowl team. Offensive Tackle Terron Armstead says he’s looking forward to playing his first NFC championship game and he doesn’t take this opportunity for granted…

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The Saints are 3.5 point favorites to advance to the Super Bowl in Atlanta.

The Pelicans take on the Warriors tonight at 930 in San Francisco. New Orleans is 21-23 on the season, sitting 12^th in the West, while Golden State is 30-14, and 1^st in the West, riding a five game streak. It’s a tough matchup for the Pelicans, who have struggle on the road this year, at 6-17 in away games, against the team with the second best home record in the NBA.

The LSU Tigers Men’s basketball team took down the 18^th ranked Ole Miss Rebels 83-69 last night, thanks to a dominant second half that allowed the Purple and Gold to pull away after a deadlocked 31-31 first half. Guard Tremont Waters was outstanding, scoring 20 points, dishing out nine assists, and even nabbing four rebounds. Another performance worth noting was a big double double from Forward Kavell Bigby-Williams, who dropped 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Rebels guard Terence Davis had a strong game though, putting up 21 pints, and pulling down 10 boards. The Tigers are now 3 and 0 in conference play, and sit atop the SEC standings, while riding a six game win streak. For their next game, The Purple and Gold take on South Carolina on Saturday.

In action tonight you’ve got Southeastern Louisiana University taking on the Lamar Colonels at home. The lions are at the bottom of the Southland, 0-3 in conference play, and Lamar isn’t looking too much better, sitting second to last with a 1-3 conference record.

Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond said today that one of three people involved in last week’s fatal shooting of police officer Chateri Payne was the victim’s boyfriend and father of their child. He’s been identified as 26-year-old Treveon Anderson. Raymond says they also recovered the murder weapon, a 40 caliber gun…
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Raymond says two other men have been arrested and all three suspects are facing second-degree murder charges.

For weeks we have seen gas prices on the decline, but now they are heading back in the other direction. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says the price at the pump nearly jumped three cents overnight…
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Redman points to rising crude oil prices as the reason for the increase.

Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says they are preparing to fight back against any tax proposals to fund the Governor’s proposed 1,000 dollar teacher pay raise. Matt Doyle has the story.
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And after saying anyone but the Saints when asked who she would like to see in the Super Bowl in Atlanta, Atlanta Mayor Kiesha Lance Bottoms said fans from all 32 teams are welcomed…
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The Super Bowl is February 3rd.

Three men have been arrested in connection with last week’s shooting death of Shreveport Police Officer Chateri Payne. Payne’s boyfriend and father of her young child, 26-year-old Treveon Anderson, claims he was home when he heard gunshots and ran outside to shoot at a suspect. But Police Chief Ben Raymond says evidence later debunked that story.
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For weeks we have seen gas prices on the decline but now they are heading back in the other direction. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says even with the price of crude oil rising you shouldn’t expect any huge jumps in prices until the start of summer…

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The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says they are preparing to fight back against any attempts to raise revenue to fund the Governor’s proposed 1,000 dollar teacher, and 500 dollar school support personnel pay raise. President Stephen Waguespack, on AM Baton Rouge, says unnamed leaders have mentioned their support a pay raise tax.  Instead of a flat raise for all Bayou State teachers, Waguespack, the business lobbyist, supports utilizing the same amount of funds, or fewer, to reward teachers who he feels perform better than their peers.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she was only kidding when she said  “Anybody but the Saints” when asked, who she would like to see in the Super Bowl.  Bottoms says it was a just a joke when she said she didn’t want the black and gold in the big game, but Saints have to understand where she’s coming from…

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Shreveport authorities have arrested three men and charged them with second-degree murder in last week’s fatal shooting of police officer Chateri Payne. Chief Ben Raymond credits the work of his detectives…
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Raymond says one of the men arrested, 26-year-old Treveon Anderson was Payne’s boyfriend and father of their children. He says the two other men are accomplices.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she was only kidding when she said she anybody but the Saints when asked who she would like to see in the Super Bowl. Bottoms addressed the minor controversy at a pre-Super Bowl press conference for the February 3rd game…
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New Orleans City Councilman Jay Banks stood up for Saints by saying the Atlanta mayor is still upset her team blew a 25-point lead in the 2017 Super Bowl.

Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says they are preparing to fight back against any attempts to raise revenue to fund the Governor’s proposed 1,000 dollar teacher raises. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Property once owned by Dukes of Hazzard star and country singer John Schneider sold for 385-thousand dollars at an auction. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s office seized the land, which has two homes on it, a baseball field, studios and other features, because of unpaid mortgage payments. Schneider hopes the new owner will maintain the movie studio on the land.

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says they are preparing to fight back against any attempts to raise revenue to fund the Governor’s proposed 1,000 dollar teacher, and 500 dollar school support personnel pay raise. President Stephen Waguespack, on AM Baton Rouge, says unnamed leaders have mentioned a tax hike to pay for the raise.
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Waguespack also wants to see teachers who perform better than their peers receive larger raises.

The statewide average price for regular gasoline rose three cents over night to a $1.97. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says gasoline prices are up on average about a nickel over the last week as crude oil prices have also been on the rise…
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Three men have been arrested in connection with last week’s shooting death of Shreveport Police Officer Chateri Payne. Kevin Barnhart has the story
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Terrebonne Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested a 12-year-old girl at Houma Junior High after allegedly threatening to shoot three of her classmates. The threat was made on Instagram. Deputies say the juvenile admitted to sending the message as a joke, but she was still booked at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Justice Center.

Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond said today that one of three people involved in last week’s fatal shooting of police officer Chateri Payne was the victim’s boyfriend and father of their child. He’s been identified as 26-year-old Treveon Anderson. Raymond says they also recovered the murder weapon, a 40 caliber gun…
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Raymond says two other men have been arrested and all three suspects are facing second-degree murder charges.

For weeks we have seen gas prices on the decline, but now they are heading back in the other direction. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says the price at the pump nearly jumped three cents overnight…
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Redman says points to rising crude oil prices.

The Louisiana Family Forum is seeking the best examples of lasting love as they want to find the longest married couples for Valentine’s Day. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Three men have been arrested in connection with last week’s shooting death of Shreveport Police Officer Chateri Payne.  Payne’s boyfriend and father of her young child, Trevon Anderson, claims he was home when he heard gunshots and ran outside to shoot at a suspect.  But Police Chief Ben Raymond says evidence later debunked that story.

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Postseason success for the Saints results in a victory for the local economy. President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Jay Cicero says  if the Saints win Sunday and advance to the Super Bowl in Atlanta on February 3rd, he expects another big crowd for Super Bowl weekend in the Big Easy…

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The Saints will host the Rams Sunday in the NFC Championship game, and their favored by 3.5 points.

Louisiana Family Forum is on the hunt for the longest married couples throughout the state.  For the last three years, a couple from Benton have locked in the title for being married the longest.  But that couple passed away in 2018, and another couple will be taking the distinction.  General council at LFF Kristie Cross says upon finding the top couple, LFF will plan a celebration around the duo.

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Cross says it’s an effort to encourage future generations to get married.

LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been ranked the 10^th best nursing school in the nation by Nursing Schools Almanac, and 4^th among all public schools. The rankings surveyed 3,200 programs nationwide. Nursing Dean Demetrius Porche says they traditionally fare well in these rankings due to the wealth of programs available, and the success of their graduates.

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