A Legislative committee heard testimony from a woman who accused former LSU running back Derrius Guice of sexual harassment. 74-year-old Gloria Scott says in December of 2017 she was working as a Superdome security guard when she was accosted by Guice and a group of his friends. She says Guice was explicit and refused to leave when asked…
Scott says when she reported the incident to LSU she was put on a phone call with Guice and coach Ed Orgeron who said Guice was just joking around.
Scott also says she spoke with athletic administrators Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar and requested Guice be suspended for a game as punishment, and that that request was refused.
All Louisianans 16 and older will be eligible to receive a vaccine Monday and Tulane Epidemiologist Doctor Susan Hassig says reducing vaccine hesitancy is at the top of health officials mind. She says it won’t be easy but for those who have the capacity to clarify questions about the vaccine, it’s incumbent on them to do so for those who are apprehensive.
Hassig says currently the average vaccination rate for those receiving at least one dose is approximately 25-percent.
US House Democrats introduced legislation that would admit Washington D.C. into the United States as the nation’s 51st state. Statehood activists say the over 700,000 residents of D.C. lack proper representation, but many Republicans, including Congressman Clay Higgins, say that’s not what the founders wanted for D.C.