10:30 LRN Newscast March 16

26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were sent out on Tuesday, and the state is scrambling to get the cash back. Matt Doyle has the story.
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LSU was eliminated from the SEC Basketball Tournament after just one game as Florida hit a three-pointer with one second left to send the Tigers back to Baton Rouge. LSU and the rest of college basketball will find out on Sunday at 5 Pm where they’ll end up in the NCAA Tournament.

12 US Senate Republicans voted against the President’s national emergency declaration that would allow him to access billions in construction dollars to build an additional physical border wall. Senator John Kennedy was not among the 12, and says history shows the President’s move is legal. The opposing Senators voiced concerns about executive overreach, and the potential for the declaration to be a template for future Democratic presidents. Kennedy says he sympathizes with that concern.
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President Donald Trump has vetoed Congress’ resolution so his emergency declaration for border wall funding is still in play.

Of the 181 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students participating in the National Resident Match Program, 81 chose to remain in Louisiana to complete their medical training.