LSU’s associate athletic director of football recruiting, Sharon Lewis, tells USA Today she will file several lawsuits against the school, claiming she was mistreated for trying to stop sexual harassment. The Husch Blackwell report resulted in two athletic officials receiving a multi-week suspension. But Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Lewis’s detailed allegations in USA Today of how she’s been mistreated over the last several years could lead to further discipline…
Over two million total doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in Louisiana with over 800,000 people having completed their vaccine series.
With the mass vaccination campaign in full swing State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says they’re launching a COVID vaccine hotline to help residents get connected with local providers.
Based on research by the LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 7,800 Louisiana voters have left the Republican Party since the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s an interesting phenomenon, but not one that will likely have any short-term electoral impacts on statewide Republican dominance.
Hogan also says registered Democrats have dropped 12-percent over the last decade.
While the American Rescue Plan does not contain student loan forgiveness it does allow temporary relief of taxes on student loans that are forgiven through 2025. Student Loan Hero, Loan Expert Rebecca Safier says this also applies to forgiveness on an income-driven repayment plan.