Louisiana received 39-thousand doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week and Governor Edwards says the state will receive another 40-thousand doses next week. After that, they’ll find out what the state’s allotment is on a week to week basis…
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The Moderna vaccine could receive F-D-A approval soon. An advisory panel of the F-D-A is meeting today looking at Moderna’s trial results. Assistant Dean for Translational Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele, says the data looks remarkably good and the side effects are minor…
cut 12 (07) “…concern”
Miele says the efficacy rate for the Moderna vaccine is 94-percent.

New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson has launched her campaign for the Louisiana’s Second Congressional District seat. Peterson also served as the Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Peterson says she’s not afraid to tackle the issues
cut 5 (08) “…doing that”
New Orleans Senator Troy Carter is also campaigning to replace Cedric Richmond, who is stepping down for a position in the Biden Administration.

LSU signed 19 players on the first day of the early signing period and Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says it was a good day for Coach Ed Orgeron and his recruiting staff..
cut 14 (08) “…four stars”
The two five-star recruits are Terrebonne Defensive tackle Maason Smith and Lafayette Christian Safety Sage Ryan. Alabama was after both prospects.

Governor John Bel Edwards says the first week of vaccination distribution is going well and they’ve successfully vaccinated thousands of frontline healthcare workers since Monday. Edwards says Louisiana received 39,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Cut 8 (08) “…allocations”

The Moderna Vaccine seeks approval today in front of an advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration. Taylor Sharp has the story…
Cut 3 (29) “…I’m Taylor Sharp”

The race is heating up in the second Congressional district as Cedric Richmond is set to step down to join the Biden administration. New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson officially announced her campaign yesterday and fellow New Orleans Senator Troy Carter has also joined the race. Both are Democrats, but Carter says he plans to reach across the aisle to bring more resources back to Louisiana…
cut 6 (10) “…done”
New Orleans City Councilwoman Helena Moreno may enter the race as well.

On the first day of the early signing period, LSU lost a couple of recruits to Alabama, but Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says LSU responded well…
cut 15 (09) “…people wanted”
That linebacker is Bugg Strong from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He’s rated as the number one JUCO linebacker prospect in the country.

Thousands of frontline healthcare workers have received the Pfizer COVID vaccine this week. Governor Edwards says he’s pleased with the vaccine rollout so far…
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The governor made those comments during his monthly radio show. He also called the lawsuit that sought to overturn the presidential election unfortunate. It was a lawsuit supported by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. Edwards says people should accept the results.

New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson has officially launched her campaign to replace Cedric Richmond as Louisiana’s Second District U-S Representative. Peterson touts her legislative record that shows her commitment to economic, racial, environmental, and reproductive justice.
Cut 4 (08) “…Congress.”
New Orleans Senator Troy Carter is also in the race and believes he can get things done during a contentious time in D-C…
cut 7 (09) “…happen”

LSU signed 19 players on the opening day of the early signing period and can fill out the class by signing six more. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins expects Coach Ed Orgeron to go after more offensive linemen…
cut 16 (10) “….the portal”

LSU signed 19 players on the first day of the early signing period and Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says it was a good day for Coach Ed Orgeron and his recruiting staff..
cut 14 (08) “…four stars”
The two five-star recruits are Terrebonne Defensive tackle Maason Smith and Lafayette Christian Safety Sage Ryan. Alabama was after both prospects. LSU lost a couple of commits to Alabama, Texas receiver JoJo Earle and defensive end Keanu Koht.

The Ragin Cajuns signed ten players, including Ouachita Christian High School Quarterback Hunter Herring. Coach Billy Napier says they can’t wait to work with him…
cut 19 (16) “…with his legs”

Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been designed to return from injured reserve, which means the team has 21 days to decide whether to promote him to the active roster. In a conference call with reporters after Wednesday’s practice, Coach Sean Payton said Brees still has a ways to go as he recovers from multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung.

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas did not practice yesterday. He’s coming off an eight catch performance against Philadelphia. It’s possible the Saints are giving Thomas some extra time as he continues to battle that sprained ankle suffered in week one.

In college basketball….LSU did not play UNO as scheduled, because of COVID issues with the Tigers hoops teams. LSU still plans on hosting North Texas on Saturday.

For the second straight season. Grambling beat ULM 78-61. The Tigers were 11 of 23 from the three-point line. Cameron Christian and Cameron Woodall each scored 17 points, each hitting three-three pointers.

An FDA advisory committee meets today to discuss whether to give emergency approval to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna. Assistant Dean for Translational Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele, says the data looks remarkably good…
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Side effects have been reported with the Pfizer vaccine that arrived this week. Miele says there will be side effects with the Moderna vaccine as well, but they will be minor.

Governor John Bel Edwards is so far pleased with the vaccine rollout as thousands of healthcare workers have been vaccinated. But Edwards says it looks like we will not return back to normal until summer when the vaccine is more publicly available…
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has contracted the virus. His symptoms are said to be minor.

Two New Orleans Democratic lawmakers are the first up to announce their intention to run for the soon-to-be-vacant 2nd Congressional District seat. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Governor John Bel Edwards said on his monthly radio show that the rollout of the first coronavirus doses to states has gone smoothly as the state has received 39-thousand doses which are going to frontline healthcare workers. U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says vaccine compliance will be the key to ending the pandemic and restarting the economy…
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It will take months before enough people are vaccinated and her immunity can be achieved.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has put the blame on New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell for keeping Lauren Daigle from performing on A-B-C’s Dick Clark Rockin on New Year’s Eve. But a NOLA-dot-com report says Daigle was never booked and New Orleans will still be featured during the broadcast. Nungesser is sticking by his story…
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Nungesser appeared on Talk Louisiana this morning.

The Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Consumer Services with the Louisiana Department of Insurance told state lawmakers today that they still have 250 disaster complaints open and most of the complaints are the result of claim delays and estimate amounts. Jeffrey Zewe says the estimate from an adjuster is just an estimate on what it will cost to repair the damage
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There’s now a wasp named after former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. LSU Ag Center entomologist Nathan Lord says one of his grad students discovered a particular wasp that didn’t have a name so he named it after the Heisman Trophy winner…
cut 7 (10) “,…after Joe”
Lord says the wasp was found in Malaysia and they don’t know how many of these type of wasps exist.

A second miner has been found dead following Monday’s roof collapse at the Avery Island salt mine. Don Molino has more…
cut 2 (27) …I’m Don Molino”

On his monthly call-in show, Governor Edwards says the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine doses to states has gone smoothly. Thousands of hospital workers have received the vaccine this week. The governor hopes to begin vaccinations in nursing homes around December 28th as the Moderna vaccine is expected to receive federal approval later this week.

The House and Senate Insurance committees are meeting today discussing insurance issues from the active hurricane season that just concluded. Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Consumer Services, Jeffrey Zewe, says they’ve received over 700 consumer complaints from hurricane victims and a lot of the calls early on were over the amount of the hurricane deductible…
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Zewe says they still have 250 disaster complaints open.

An LSU grad student has named a previously unnamed wasp after former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. LSU AgCenter Entomologist Nathan Lord says this particular wasp was recently discovered in Asia…
cut 8 (10) “…border of Thailand”
Lord says the wasp as a tiger stripe coloration pattern on its body.