Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are splitting tomorrow’s Congressional vote to certify the Presidential Election results with Cassidy for and Kennedy against. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says it will be interesting to watch how the state’s House Republican Delegation votes given how conservative those districts are…

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Unemployed workers are receiving an extra 300-dollars a week now and Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says the extra benefit is expected to last until March 13th. She says since the onset of the pandemic, the state has distributed about seven billion dollars in funds to nearly 700-thousand Louisianans…

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The extra money is the result of the COVID Relief bill approved by Congress.

A new law took effect this year that requires health insurance companies to cover newly developed precision genetic treatments for cancer patients. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot authored the law and says it helps cancer patients wanting to try new procedures.

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The wife of the late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow is reportedly considering a run for his seat. USA Today Network reporter Greg Hilburn broke the story Julia Letlow has been asked to run. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says if Julia Letlow does run, the campaigns of her opponents will take on a different tone.

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Qualifying for the March 20^th special election is January 20^th through the 22^nd.

Thanks to the recently passed COVID relief bill Louisiana’s unemployed workers are receiving 300 dollars in federally boosted UI payments per week again. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says it’s a much-needed reprieve…

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The maximum an unemployed worker gets from the state is 247-dollars per week. The additional 300-dollar a week benefit is expected to last until March 13th.

Senator John Kennedy will vote against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election win tomorrow in Congress. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says it’s not surprising considering Kennedy is up for reelection in two years and may have greater ambitions…

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Senator Bill Cassidy will vote to certify.

A person very close to the late Luke Letlow may run for the 5th district Congressional seat that remains vacant following his death from COVID-19. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The Louisiana Department of Health has authorized hospitals to begin vaccinating anyone in the public who is currently in an eligible group with any excess COVID vaccines they may have that exceed their uptake. This comes as public demand this week massively outstripped supply as those over 70 became eligible.

Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are splitting on tomorrow’s Congressional vote to certify the Presidential Election results with Cassidy for and Kennedy against. President Trump has called on Republicans to reject the results, calling them fraudulent. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says that call has GOP members in a bind…

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Courts have rejected Trump’s lawsuits challenging the results and Louisiana’s Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says there is no evidence of cheating.

Unemployed workers are receiving an extra 300-dollars a week. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says the extra money is the result of the COVID relief bill approved by Congress…

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The wife of the late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow is reportedly considering a run for his seat. USA Today Network reporter Greg Hilburn broke the story Julia Letlow has been asked to run. ULM Poli Science Professor Joshua Stockley says former Congressman Ralph Abraham is also a possibility…

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Qualifying begins January 20^th.

A new law took effect this year that requires health insurance companies to cover newly developed precision genetic treatments for cancer patients. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot who authored the bill says before most cancer patients couldn’t get coverage for these types of treatments without a serious fight.

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The state reports that COVID hospitalizations rose by 83 today to 1,974. The record of hospitalization in Louisiana is 1991 setback in April. The State also reports 50 new fatalities from COVID and 56,452 vaccines have been initiated.  On Monday those over the age of 70 and dialysis patients are now eligible to be vaccinated in Louisiana.

A new law took effect this year that requires health insurance companies to cover newly developed precision genetic treatments for cancer patients. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot who authored the law says it was inspired by the experience of one of his friends who had breast cancer.

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Talbot says before this law went into effect most cancer patients couldn’t get health insurance coverage for these types of treatments without putting up a serious fight.

Unemployed workers are receiving an extra 300-dollars a week on top of the 247-dollars they receive from the state. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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USA Today Network of Louisiana reporter Greg Hilburn reports Julia Letlow, the wife of the late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, is reportedly considering a run for the 5^th Congressional district seat as being asked to run. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it’s a very personal decision for the 41-year-old…

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Governor Edwards has confirmed the special election to fill the seat will be held in March.

A new law took effect this year that requires health insurance companies to cover newly developed precision genetic treatments for cancer patients. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot authored the law and says it helps cancer paitents wanting to try new procedures.

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A diet developed in part by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the 90’s is named one of the best diets of 2021 by U.S. News and World Report. The DASH diet features a lot of veggies and complex carbs along with small portions of lean meat and low salt. Director of Dietary Assessment Dr. Catherine Champagne says it’s surprisingly easily to stick to…

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A major feature of the diet is that it calls for very limited red meat consumption.

On Monday, the state reported 1,891 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, that’s 100 less than the highest number of 1,991 on April 12th. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said hospital CEOs will have a call with the Governor today on their current ability to provide care for COVID patients.

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Julia Letlow, the wife late of Congressman-elect of Luke Letlow is considering a run to fill his seat. USA Today Network of Louisiana reporter Greg Hilburn broke the story last night that sources close to 41-year-old Julia Letlow have asked her to run. She’s reportedly spending time with family and reflecting on a decision to run.

Pennington Biomedical’s veggie-heavy DASH diet is named one of the best diets in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for 2021. Matt Doyle has the story.

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2020 saw some of the biggest civil rights demonstrations in more than a half-century sweep the nation and state over the summer. Southern University Political Science Chair Albert Samuels says the Black Lives Matter protests resulted in a number of symbolic changes. Locally those were most noticeable in the removal of Confederate names and symbols from public buildings and flags.

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Samuels highlighted Mississippi’s removal of the Confederate flag from their state flag, and the increased philanthropic attention paid to Black charities.

The number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital has grown to 1,891, which is just 100 fewer than the high mark set last April. State Health Officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says it’s challenging for hospitals to find space for COVID patients…
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The department of health regularly updates their dashboard at noon.

The state health department has reported 1,891 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, which’s 100 less than the highest number of 1,991 on April 12th. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said hospital CEOs will have a call with the Governor today on their current ability to provide care for COVID patients.
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And the state health department is telling hospitals with extra coronavirus vaccine they should start providing it to people over the age of 70.

U-S News and World Report names the Dash Diet as one of the best for healthy eating and heart health. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Center helped develop the diet. Doctor Catherine Champagne says the Dash Diet calls for nutrient-dense, low-calorie health foods…
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2020 saw some of the biggest civil rights demonstrations in more than a half-century. Southern University Political Science Professor Albert Samuels says the protests were mixed bag politically. He says on one hand, it resulted in an influx of newly registered Democrats, on the other hand, the defund the police movement hurt some Congressional candidates…
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When children are put into protective custody, many times kids are not able to gather all of their personal belongings. There’s a charity called Geaux Bags, which provides foster children with items they need plus a personal note from other children…
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That’s the director of Geaux Bags, K-C Kilpatrick, who says if you want more information go to geaux bags dot-com.

The state is reporting 1,891 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the highest that total has been since April. Brooke Thorington has more…
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The wife of the late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow is reportedly considering running for the 5th Congressional District seat that’s been left open because of Letlow’s death. The family has told the USA Today Network that Julia Letlow will reflect, pray, and come to a decision on running for her husband’s congressional seat.

U-S News and World Report once again ranks the Dash Diet, developed in part by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, as one of the top diets for healthy eating and heart health. Pennington Professor Doctor Catherine Champagne says the DASH diet has been around since the 1990s, because it’s easy to commit to and easy to keep…
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The DASH diet encourages eating foods low in sodium and high in potassium, calcium, fiber, magnesium, and protein.

Foster children are often taken into protective custody with only a few minutes to gather personal belongings. Executive Director of Geaux Bags, K.C. Kilpatrick began her charity seven years ago to help children with the transition, so they have everything they need for their first night in foster care.
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For more information go to geaux-bags-dot-org.