A march against the handling of the Hard Rock Hotel situation in New Orleans is scheduled for 3 PM today. Matt Doyle spoke with the organizer.
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An LSU Marketing Professor co-authors a paper showing ambient sound or music can have a serious effect on your food selection at restaurants. Matt Doyle has the story.
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New York Giants QB and New Orleans native Eli Manning announces his retirement following 16 seasons in the NFL. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Louisiana is making the grade when it comes to having crucial safety laws according to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. Some of the laws the organization analyze include occupant protection, teen driving, and impaired driving. Advocate President Cathy Chase explains the criteria for Louisiana receiving high marks.
With technology everchanging, Chase says safety laws need to be revised, especially when it refers to distracted drivers and cellphone use.
Another recommendation the organization has for Louisiana is implementing a Graduated Driver Licensing program for teens.
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Their research is based on information from the NTSB and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that such enacted laws will save lives on the roadways.
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A protest march demanding accountability from New Orleans officials for the handling of the Hard Rock collapse, and justice for the victims of the collapse is gathering today in the French Quarter at 3 PM.
The city’s frustration over the incident came to a boil when one of the victims of the collapse’s body was publicly exposed. March organizer Trey Monaghan says the situation is disgraceful.
The remains of two victims, 63-year-old Jose Ponce Arreola and 36-year-old Quinnyon Wimberly still remain in the building. City officials say it’s too dangerous to remove them at the moment.
The protesters have three demands, one of them being that the City stop using language indicating that they are collaborating with the construction firm responsible, and start taking them to task.
The other demands are the City hold a public hearing on the incident, and that the City adopt a Responsible Bidder Ordinance that would potentially prevent another collapse from happening.
Monaghan says the failure of the city to retrieve the victim’s bodies and to take down the site in a timely manner is insulting to the victim’s families and everyone who lives in New Orleans.
The march is set to start on North Rampart up the street from the collapse.
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An LSU Marketing Professor finds playing low volume music or ambient sound in restaurants can help influence customers to pick healthier food options.
Professor Courtney Szocs says while low music can help people eat healthily, the inverse is also true, and playing loud music or background noise can help juice the sales of not-so-healthy options.
Szocs co-authored a paper in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science on the topic.
So why does background music have that much of an impact on purchasing choices? Szocs says it’s because low volume music is soothing.
The study took place in a lab setting, and the results were then replicated in a café and a supermarket, and while the music is self-explanatory, Szocs says they had to get creative with the ambient noise.
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Louisiana native and longtime New York Giants QB Eli Manning announces his retirement today after 16 seasons in the NFL. Manning attended Newman High School in New Orleans. Newman coach and longtime family friend Nelson Stewart says the accolades Manning has received is on brand with the young Eli.
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Manning has two Super Bowl rings for his time in the league. Stewart says Manning was calm under pressure and a hard worker.
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Stewart has no doubt that Manning is a future Hall of Famer.
Eli’s brother Peyton played 18 seasons in the league before retiring in 2016 and their father Archie played 13 seasons, much of that time as QB for the Saints.
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It’s been a tough season for the Warhawks and Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball teams. They are tied for last in the Sun Belt, each team is two and seven in league play and they face each other Saturday in Lafayette. Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin’s team has been hit with injuries and only seven healthy scholarship players..
ULM Coach Keith Richard says they would have a much better conference record, if they had not lost three home games by a combined four points
The Warhawks are getting another good season from Michael Ertel, who is averaging 15 points a game. Richard says the junior from Indianapolis gets a lot of attention from opposing teams
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LSU brings a seven-game winning streak to Austin tomorrow where they’ll face Texas in a game that’s part of the SEC-Big 12 matchup. Tigers Coach Will Wade is looking forward to adding a nonconference road win to their tournament resume…
Texas is 12-and-6 and just two and four in conference play. Wade says the Longhorns will be ready for the Tigers