Who owns all of the pictures, posts and private messages you put on Facebook? Well, right now it’s not you, it’s Facebook, but one Senator has legislation that would change that. Matt Doyle has the story…

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LSU basketball is a three-seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and the Tigers will play Ivy on Thursday in Jacksonville. Jeff Palermo has the story….

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New Orleans is hosting a Republican Governor’s Association fundraiser today as the group seeks to raise money to take out the only Democratic governor in the Deep South.

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Of the 181 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students participating in the National Resident Match Program, 81 chose to remain in Louisiana to complete their medical training. LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans Dean, Dr. Steve Nelson, says many are also choosing to continue with LSU Health New Orleans…

Cut 4 (04) “…and our school.”

Last year, only 46% or medical students stayed in state, with three-quarters of those continuing at LSU. Nelson says the National Resident Match Program is very competitive in luring in the promising new talent.

Cut 5 (11) “…to recruit them.”

Nelson says several factors contribute to the rise and he says it may continue into the future.

Cut 6 (05) “…in our funding.”

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Senator John Kennedy is introducing legislation that seeks to give social media users legal control of content they post to social media. Currently all photos, private messages, posts, and other interactions are owned by network you post them too, which gives companies the right to sell it advertisers. Kennedy says it’s time to make that process more transparent.

Cut 7 (08) “…my data”

The legislation would also allow users to opt out of a tech companies ability to sell your data and information to other businesses, which is the cornerstone of how companies like Google and Facebook make money.

Kennedy says people are growing increasingly distrustful of social media and other tech companies, due to how secretive they’ve been about their data collection efforts. The Senator says this would force the companies to note exactly what personal data is being sold, and to which companies.

Cut 8 (09) “that data.”

The Senator says the bill would also significantly reduce the length and complexity of the dreaded “user agreements” that most people never read. He says they’d be legally required to write them in simple terms, with a 400 word limit.

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He’s co-sponsoring another piece of social media targeted legislation with Democratic presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobachar

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The LSU men’s basketball team is a three-seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and the Tigers will play the Yale Bulldogs on Thursday in Jacksonville. For the third time in the last five years, Yale won the Ivy League Tournament and they are led by junior guard Miye Oni, who is averaging 18 points a game. LSU interim head coach Tony Benford

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2015 was the last time LSU was in the NCAA Tournament. They only have one player on the roster who has been in the Big Dance and that’s Kavell Bigy-Williams, who formerly played at Oregon. Benford says it’s a great thrill to play in the NCAA Tourney

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It doesn’t appear suspended head coach Will Wade will return to the team before they leave for Jacksonville on Tuesday. Benford says he spoke with Wade after the brackets were released…

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Tip time is set for 11:40 AM on Thursday.

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The Republican Governor’s Association is throwing a fundraiser in New Orleans today, trying to build up steam to take out the only Democratic governor in an SEC state. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the big money raised today will likely not end up in one of the Republican candidate’s account anytime soon…

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Congressman Ralph Abraham and Businessman Eddie Rispone are the only two Republicans challenging Governor John Bel Edwards, so far.

But Pinsonat says that tip jar cash certainly won’t go unspent for long, and Louisianans should prepare to start seeing an increasing number of anti-Edwards ads in rotation while Republicans figure out which of their two candidates will be the standard bearer.

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Edwards will be the top target for Republicans in the fall, and Pinsonat says that means they’ll be calling in the big guns, including the Commander in Chief. Pinsonat says when Trump shows up, expect a six to seven point surge in the polls for his chosen Republican candidate.

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Edwards has previously spoken of his cordial relationship with the President, who reportedly called the governor one of his favorite Democrats.

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The 10th ranked LSU baseball team started SEC play by sweeping Kentucky in a three-game series. The Tigers completed the sweep with a  7-2 win. Senior third baseman Chris Reid had a two-run signal and he says starting fast in conference play is a confidence booster…

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LSU’s pitching had its ups and downs prior to the start of conference play. But Tigers hitting coach Sean Ochinko says they threw strikes against the Wildcats…

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Ochinko handled the postgame media duties for Paul Mainieri, who left right after Sunday’s game for his father’s visitation. Demie Mainieri will be buried today. Ochinko says the players wanted to provide Mainieri with some comfort…

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26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were sent out on Tuesday, and the state is scrambling to get the cash back. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Could the death penalty be abolished in Louisiana?  If a bill being introduced by a Baton Rouge Republican gets signed into law that could be the case.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were electronically sent out to 66,700 Louisianans on Tuesday, March 12th as a result of a computer malfunction. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says if you got a duplicate return, don’t spend it.

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Dardenne says at this point they still aren’t sure exactly what caused the malfunction that triggered the duplicate returns, but they’ve put some changes in place that should catch it before it can happen again.

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If you’ve already spent some of that money, Dardenne says you need to know that you won’t get to keep it. He says the state will be recouping every erroneous dollar that was sent out, and If you’ve already blown through some of that money…

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A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will soon be filed as the debate about capital punishment continues on the national level. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says believes the death penalty cheapens life in society, adding there are errors that occur, as well as a list of other issues.

Cut 6 (08) “…that it’s immoral.”

Claitor, a Republican from Baton Rouge, is working with Rep. Terry Landry, a Democrat from Acadiana on pushing the bill forward.  Claitor says victims’ families will get to be a part of the discussion as the bill is pushed forward.

Cut 7 (11) “…favor of it.”

Claitor says if this bill passes, it will not affect the over 70 people currently on death row in Louisiana.

Cut 8 (09) “…forward looking bill.”

This is not the first time this legislation has been introduced, but Claitor says he’ll keep trying even if not successful in this session.

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12 US Senate Republicans voted against the President’s national emergency declaration that would allow him to access billions in construction dollars to build additional physical border wall. Senator John Kennedy was not among the 12, and says history shows the President’s move is quite legal.

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The final tally in the Senate was 59-41.

The 12 Republican Senators voiced concerns about executive overreach, and the potential for the declaration to be a template for future Democratic presidents. Kennedy says he sympathizes with that concern.

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Most of the Republicans who voted against the declaration, like Marco Rubio, Susan Collins, and newly elected Mitt Romney, are considered to be from the center-right of the party.

The Senator says he shares his colleagues concern about the power of the executive branch, but says that not what this vote was supposed to be about. Kennedy predicts this incident will inspire an effort to prevent future similar uses of national emergencies.

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The President issued his first veto overruling the Congressional action, and it appears highly likely that veto will be overturned as Congress would need a 2/3rds vote to overturn it.

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A Department of Corrections investigation has resulted in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola since the investigation began last Friday. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick says the accused employees are facing a wide ran allegations.

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Of those involved in the investigation, six were sergeants and one was a nurse. Pastorick says more arrests are expected as the investigation continues.

Cut 13 (07) “…with charges pending.”

Pastorick says the department will continue to crack down on those who choose to betray the public’s trust.

Cut 14 (09) “…our public safe.”

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The LSU Tigers stay in the SEC Tournament didn’t last long as Florida nailed a three-pointer in the last second to upset the Bayou Bengals 76-73. LSU led for most of the game, until interim head coach Tony Benford was hit with a technical foul with 3:45 left in regulation as he questioned whether a three-pointer by Florida should have counted….