Today marks one year since the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol that some say was an attempted insurrection. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Construction is underway in St. Bernard Parish on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority-backed marsh creation project on Lake Borgne. Erik Piccoli has the story…
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The oldest living World War II veteran and Norwood, Louisiana native passed away at the age of 112 on Tuesday. Brooke Thorington has more
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Today marks one year since the riot at the U.S. Capitol building that some are calling an attempted insurrection. Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says the whole matter was sad and unfortunate, and it could have been avoided. He says inflammatory partisan rhetoric is largely to blame…:
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Five people died as a result of the sad incident a year ago, when a crowd of angry supporters of outgoing President Trump – unhappy over the election outcome – stormed the Capitol and tried to force entry into the House Chamber. Cassidy says Leftist partisan rhetoric contributed to the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise in 2017. He says Democrats and Republicans on the Hill need to work together in good faith…:
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District 6 Congressman Garret Graves says he’s disappointed the House committee investigating January 6th is a mostly partisan panel, with only 2 GOP members…:
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Graves says partisan bickering over what happened a year ago and who is directly or indirectly responsible is counter-productive for the country and Congress…:
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Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that construction has started on the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish. Deputy Executive Director for Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Greg Grandy says this is the largest marsh creation project that the state of Louisiana has ever undertaken…
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group outlined the plan in January of 2017 and is funded by dollars obtained following compensation for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Grandy says the main piece of equipment used during the project is a cutter head dredge that will pick up sediment and transport it into the marshes…
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The restoration will provide benefits to the risk reduction system around the greater New Orleans region. Grandy says that the project will also benefit the wetland ecosystem and fishermen…
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The project’s construction budget is $61 million.
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The Louisiana Department of Health says 90-percent of all COVID cases in the state are the Omicron variant. LSU Health Shreveport Infectious Disease specialist Dr. John Vanchiere (van CHERRY) says their lab sequencing indicates a significant jump in northwest Louisiana…:
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Due to the highly transmissible variant and post-holiday surge in cases, Vanchiere says LSU Health Shreveport is testing on average 650 to 800 people a day…:
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Vanchiere stresses the importance of being fully vaccinated and boosted to reduce severe illness and hospitalization from the current variant…:
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The CDC estimated the proportion of Omicron in the region that includes Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas is 98-percent.
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Louisiana native Lawrence Brooks, the oldest living World War II veteran in the US, died Tuesday at the age of 112. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Morris Thompson fondly recounts his friendship with Brooks that began twelve years ago at a New Orleans fish fry.
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One of 15 children, Brooks was raised in Norwood, Louisiana, and drafted at the age of 31, spending the majority of World War II in the predominantly African American 91st Engineer Battalion. Thompson says Brooks claimed the key to longevity is to serve God and be nice to people.
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Brooks spent the majority of his service in WWII stationed in Australia. In Jim Crow America however, Thompson says Brooks told him he was often treated better overseas than he was in his own country.
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Brooks is survived by five children, 13 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren.
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After beginning Sun Belt play with two victories on the road, the Ragin Cajuns return home tonight to host Arkansas State tonight. U-L Lafayette Coach Bob Marlin says they want to build on what they accomplished last week…
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The Red Wolves begin Georgia Southern in their lone Sun Belt game of the season and they are 10-and-3 overall. Marlin says A-S-U are led by Caleb Fields, Norchad Omier and a talented shooter by the name of Marquis Eaton, who had 32 points against the Cajuns in a game last February…
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The 13th ranked LSU women’s basketball team puts its 13 game winning streak on the line tonight when they host top-ranked South Carolina. Lady Tigers Coach Kim Mulkey says this is a tremendous challenge and opportunity for her squad…
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South Carolina is led by National Player of the Year Candidate Aliyah Boston, who is averaging 17 points and ten rebounds a game. Mulkey understands the excitement around this game, but it will not make or break their season…
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