10:30 LRN Newscast April 3

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. It also holds companies liable if they force you to be vaccinated to use their services, for example, to fly on a plane or buy groceries, and you get sick…

Cut 10 (10) “….with them.” 

A CDC real-world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

Cut 5  (08)  “…things.”

The LSU Vet School receives an 11-million-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

Cut 14 (09) “…development.” 

The center will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

AccuWeather predicts 16 to 20 named storms and 7 to 10 hurricanes next hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this season is shaping up like three other previous seasons… 1996, 2001, and 2012. Referred to as analog years.

Cut 8 (08) “…happens.”

9:30 LRN Newscast April 3

A CDC real-world study of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines shows they reduce the risk of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection by 90 percent once you complete your series. The key finding confirms that people who’ve been fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to get sick or even spread COVID-19. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter…

Cut 3 (09)  “…Louisiana.”  

The LSU Vet School receives an 11-million-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, is a major step forward for the university.

Cut 12 (07)   “…before.” 

The center will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

The 2021 hurricane forecast from AccuWeather predicts another above-average season for tropical activity in the Atlantic. Taylor Sharp has more.

Cut 2 (30) …I’m Taylor Sharp.”  

The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children have asked LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, football coach Ed Orgeron, executive deputy AD Verge Ausberry, Senior Associate AD Miriam Segar and some current and former Board of Supervisors members to their Thursday meeting to discuss the previous mishandling of sexual misconduct cases. No word if Coach O will attend.

8:30 LRN Newscast April 3

Louisiana residents living in 337 and 504 area codes will soon have to dial 10 digits when making all phone calls. It is part of the FCC’s transition to enable 988 to be used to reach the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  For a few months, calls made with seven digits will continue to go through but will have to be placed with 10-digits on Oct. 24th going forward.

AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes. Three to five of those to be major hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim…

Cut 6 (07) “…named storms.”

Keim says the already above-average water temps in the Atlantic are a factor in the higher number of storms predicted for 2021.

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts.

Cut 9 (09) “…workers comp.”

McCormick’s bill also holds companies liable if they force you to be vaccinated to use their services, for example, to fly on a plane or buy groceries.

 

7:30 LRN Sportscast

For the second straight night, top-ranked Vanderbilt took it to the LSU Tigers as the Commodores crushed LSU 11 to 2. Tigers starting pitcher Jaden Hill left in the second inning with an injury to contribute to the tough night for LSU. Tiger hitters struck out 16 times.

17th ranked Louisiana Tech split a doubleheader with U-A-B. Manny Garcia hit a three-run homer to help the Bulldogs beat the Blazers six to four in game one. In Game two, Tech gave up eight runs in the fourth inning and lost nine to three. Cade Gibson suffered the loss as he gave up seven runs.

The Ragin Cajuns clinched their series with ULM by beating the Warhawks five to two. Connor Cooke struck out nine over five innings for his third win.

McNeese and Southeastern Louisiana split doubleheader and so did Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.
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The Pelicans were short-handed last night and lost to the Atlanta Hawks 126-to-103. Starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Steven Adams didn’t play because of injuries. And New Orleans has also lost guard Josh Hart after tore the U-C-L in his right thumb in Thursday night’s loss to Orlando. The team says Hart will be out indefinitely.

The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children have asked LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, football coach Ed Orgeron, executive deputy AD Verge Ausberry, Senior Associate AD Miriam Segar and some current and former Board of Supervisors members to their meeting on Thursday to discuss the previous mishandling of sexual misconduct cases. Woodward has said he’ll testify, but no word if Coach O will show up.

There’s a couple of college football games in the state today, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Lamar, while 13th ranked Nicholls is at McNeese. The Colonels are looking for their first win in Lake Charles since 2008.

530 PM LRN News

The 2021 hurricane forecast from AccuWeather predicts another above season for tropical activity in the Atlantic.

Cut 2 (30) …I’m Taylor Sharp.” 

One US Capitol Police officer is dead and another injured after a man drove his vehicle into two officer who were standing guard outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Police say after hitting the two a suspect emerged from the vehicle with a knife and was shot, that suspect is now dead.

A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

Cut 5  (08)  “…things.”

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

Cut 14 (09) “…development.” 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

430 PM LRN News

A CDC real-world study confirms what many thought was likely, that those who are fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to spread COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says the results show full vaccination reduces the chances of asymptomatic and symptomatic infection by 90 percent. Kanter calls the study comprehensive.

 

Cut 4 (10) “…finished vaccination.” 

 

“Fully vaccinated” is considered to be two weeks after your second shot.

 

AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes. Three to five of those to be major hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Kiem…

Cut 6 (07) “…named storms.”

 

 

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. It also holds companies liable if they force you to be vaccinated to use their services, for example, to fly on a plane or buy groceries…

Cut 10 (10) “….with them.” 

 

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says COBRE, or the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, is a major step forward for the university.

Cut 12 (07)   “…before.” 

 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

445 Sportscast 4/2

LSU baseball will host Vanderbilt tonight in game two of a three-game series at 8 p.m.  The Tigers fell to the Commodores 13-1 last night.  Jaden Hill will be on the mound tonight for the Tigers and Jack Leiter will get the start for Vandy.

After a 9-5 victory for the Ragin Cajuns on the diamond last night, they will once again face off against ULM tonight at 6 before wrapping up the series tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Nicholls State will play game two of a three-game series tonight when they host UT Martin.  The Colonels got the win last night in game one 2-1 in 11 innings.

The New Orleans Pelicans will be on the road tonight against the Atlanta Hawks.  The Pels are coming off a 115-110 overtime loss to Orlando.  Tipoff is at 6:30.

During spring practice LSU defensive back Jay Ward has received a lot of praise from Coach Ed Orgeron as he’s made a change from cornerback and safety.  Defensive coordinator Daronte Jones says he likes the move to safety…

Cut 17 (15) “so far”

Tomorrow, Southeastern hosts Lamar and Nicholls visits McNeese at noon.

Also, Southern will be on the road to take on coach Deion Sanders and Jackson State tomorrow at 4 p.m.  The game will be broadcasted on ESPN.  Both the Jaguars and Tigers have a 2-1 record heading into the matchup.

A rule proposal in the NFL would allow defensive backs, linebacker, and running backs to wear single-digit jersey numbers.  This means that if the rule is approved, we could potentially see former LSU running back Leonard Fournette back in number 7, the same number he wore in Baton Rouge.  Fournette expressed his desire to move back to his old number.

330 PM LRN News

A CDC real-world study of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines shows they reduce the risk of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection by 90 percent once you complete your series. The key finding confirms that people who’ve been fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to get sick or even spread COVID-19. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter…

Cut 3 (09)  “…Louisiana.”  

Those who only received one dose of either vaccine reduce the risk of any infection by 80 percent.

AccuWeather predicts 16 to 20 named storms and 7 to 10 hurricanes next hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this season is shaping up like three other previous seasons… 1996, 2001, and 2012. Referred to as analog years.

Cut 8 (08) “…happens.”

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says establishing the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will help develop junior staff researchers and create a stronger base of homegrown research talent in the state that ranks 5th in the nation for cancer mortality.

Cut 13 (09)“…pre-clinical cancers.”

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts.

Cut 9 (09) “…workers comp.”

230 PM LRN News

A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

Cut 5  (08)  “…things.”

AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the already above-average water temps in the Atlantic are a factor in the higher number of storms predicted for 2021.

Cut 7 (10) “…up these hurricanes.”

 

They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes.

 

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. McCormick says he authored the bill after constituents contacted him over concerns of forced vaccinations for COVID-19.

Cut 11 (09) “…or not.”

 

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

Cut 14 (09) “…development.” 

 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

130 PM LRN News

The 2021 hurricane forecast from AccuWeather predicts another above season for tropical activity in the Atlantic. Taylor Sharp has more.

Cut 2 (30) …I’m Taylor Sharp.”  

The CDC has revised its guidance on travel for those who are fully vaccinated. If you are two weeks out from your final shot then you are clear to travel at low risk to yourself or others. Additionally, you don’t have to quarantine upon arrival at a new location or take a COVID-19 test to prove that you are negative.

A CDC real-world study confirms what many thought was likely, that those who are fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to spread COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says the results show full vaccination reduces the chances of asymptomatic and symptomatic infection by 90 percent. Kanter calls the study comprehensive.

Cut 4 (10) “…finished vaccination.” 

“Fully vaccinated” is considered to be two weeks after your second shot.

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says COBRE, or the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, is a major step forward for the university.

Cut 12 (07)   “…before.”