Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy voted this morning to confirm Robert F Kennedy Junior as the next U-S Health Secretary. Cassidy, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, was the tie breaking vote to advance Kennedy’s confirmation to the full Senate. During the confirmation hearings, Cassidy expressed concern about Kennedy’s views that vaccines lead to autism. He says the Senator said in a statement he had intense conversations with the White House…

Cut 4 (13) “…efforts to vaccinate.”

The Southern Shrimp Alliance says only three restaurants in New Orleans out of 24 tested were found to be serving farm-raised shrimp imports instead of what they were advertising which was Gulf or authentic shrimp. S-S-A board member Cheri Blanchard says this year Louisiana has strengthened its seafood labeling laws and the legislation appears to be working….

Cut 7 (09) “…my state represented better.”

Similar testing was conducted at Texas, Mississippi and Florida restaurants and it was found most of the restaurants were not serving Gulf of Mexico shrimp, despite advertising on their menu that said otherwise.

The Louisiana Now Pavilion is open next to the Super Bowl Media Center at the convention center. This is where the Louisiana Economic Development Department will tell the story about how the Pelican State is a great place to do business. L-E-D Secretary Susan Bourgeois says Louisiana Now will have interactive exhibits…

Cut 6 (13) “….of Louisiana”

The Pavilion will host business executives, athletes, dignitaries and artists from around the world.

The LHSAA and the Saints are working towards sanctioning girls flag football as a high school sport. Louisiana High School Coaches Association Director Eric Held says the interest is there…

Cut 10 (10) “…flag football team.”

Held says the association’s executive committee is expected to vote in April to sanction girls flag football as a high school sport. A pilot league has already been set up in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.

Senator Bill Cassidy ended up being the deciding vote in the Senate Finance Committee to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health Secretary to the full Senate. The vote was 14 to 13, along party lines. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says Cassidy, who’s a medical doctor by trade, likely cast his vote to save his political future.

Cut 3 (15) “…his own party.”

A new study from Bankrate finds 45-percent of Americans say they have applied for a loan in the past 12 months and 48-percent of those have faced a denial. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says lower-income households, Gen Z, millennials, and parents with young children are most affected.

Cut 8 (07) “…credit score and history.”

The LHSAA and the Saints are moving towards making girls flag football a sanctioned high school sport. Louisiana High School Coaches Association Director Eric Held says before a high school girls flag football season can take place, a pilot league needs to be established…

Cut 12 (12) “…and also Nike”

Held expects the LHSAA Executive Committee will vote in April to sanction girls high school flag football.

Amite’s Devonta Smith is back in the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles for the second time in three years. Smith’s high school coach at Amite, Zephania Powell…

Cut 15 (13) “….for Philadelphia”

The Chiefs are 1.5-point favorites to win their third consecutive Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl is bringing people from around the world to New Orleans and the state is using this opportunity to show Louisiana’s rise as a global business leader….

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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy voted to confirm Robert F Kennedy Junior as  President Trump’s pick as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote was 14 to 13 to confirm in Senate Finance, moving the confirmation process to the Senate floor. Cassidy says he had intense conversations with Kennedy over the weekend and he thanks Vice President J-D Vance’s honest counsel. Cassidy has expressed concern with Kennedy’s anti-vaccine stance.

A new report from Bankrate finds that nearly half of loan applicants have been rejected over the past 12 months. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says with interest rates likely to remain elevated for another year, concentrate on keep your credit score in tip-top shape…

Cut 9 (09) “….debit to income ratio as well”

Americans with lower credit scores were more likely to be denied a loan.

Former Amite High star Devonta Smith will play in his second Super Bowl on Sunday when Smith’s Eagles take on the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Longtime Amite head football coach Zephaniah Powell says Smith has earned everything he’s received, including the Heisman Trophy he won in 2020…

Cut 14 (05) “….for him”

The state is using the Super Bowl as an opportunity to pitch Louisiana as a great place to do business. The Louisiana Now Pavilion opens today, next to the Super Bowl Media Center in New Orleans. State Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says Louisiana Now showcases the state’s economic strengths, culture and business potential…

Cut 4 (13) “..incredibly impactful.”

Girls flag football could soon be a sanctioned high school sport in Louisiana. Louisiana High School Coaches Association Director Eric Held says the LHSAA executive committee is expected to finalize approval at its April meeting…

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Held says they heard from over 100 high schools who said they are interested in girls flag football.

There is a large group in Tangipahoa Parish that will be cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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In an exclusive interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, former LSU safety Greg Brooks Junior says he just wants to be normal. Brooks remains wheelchair bound and struggling to write and speak after surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. His family has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Hospital alleging the doctor was not qualified to perform the surgery. Our Lady of the Lake says its neurosurgical team is among the most experienced in Louisiana.

Louisiana is using the Super Bowl to show that the Pelican State is a great place to do business. The Louisiana Now Pavilion opens today near the convention center and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the pavilion will showcase the state’s economic transformation, which includes Meta’s recent announcement that it’s building a ten-billion dollar A-I data center in Richland Parish…

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Emails obtained by several media outlets including WWL Louisiana and the Associated Press provide new light on the Saints role in helping the Archdiocese of New Orleans develop a public relations strategy around the clergy sex abuse crisis. One email in particular suggests some names were taken off the list of priests and deacons accused of sexually abusing children. The Saints say no employee had any responsibility in removing or adding any names from that list or supplemental list.

The LHSAA and the Saints are working towards sanctioning girls flag football as a high school sport. Louisiana High School Coaches Association Director Eric Held says the interest is definitely there…

Cut 10 (10) “…flag football team.”

At least 80 schools needed to express interest per LHSAA bylaws in order for a formal vote to take place to finalize the approval of girls flag football as a sanctioned sport. Held says the association’s executive committee is expected to finalize approval at its April meeting.

A new report from Bankrate found that 45% of Americans applied for a loan or financial product in the past year, and 48% of those seeking a loan were rejected, with 14% experiencing multiple denials. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says Americans with lower credit scores were more likely to be denied for a loan…

Cut 7 (12) “…applying for.”

Foster says lower-income households, Gen Z, millennials, and parents with young children are most affected.

The Louisiana Now Pavilion will open this morning next to the Super Bowl Media Center at the convention center. This is the place where the Louisiana Economic Development Department will tell the story about how the Pelican State is a great place to do business. L-E-D Secretary Susan Bourgeois says Louisiana Now will have interactive exhibits…

Cut 6 (13) “….of Louisiana”

The Pavilion will host business executives, athletes, dignitaries and artists from around the world.

In the town of Amite, most people are rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Homegrown hero Devonta Smith is the Eagles leading receiver and his high school coach, Zephaniah Powell says Smith keeps making plays despite his six-foot, 170-pound frame…

Cut 13 (09) “….pros right now”

Smith won the Heisman Trophy at Alabama and lost to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl in his rookie season.

Flag football will be an Olympic Sport in 2028 and may soon be a sanctioned Louisiana high school girl’s sport. Colleen Crain explains…

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Authorities have arrested a man from the St. Landry Parish village of Cankton after he allegedly tried to meet up with a teenage girl at a hotel in Pineville. Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Agents arrested 59-year-old Keith Stuckey when he showed up at the hotel and charged him with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with juveniles. Stuckey also has active arrest warrants out of Concordia Parish.

Super Bowl Week is underway in New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein is at the Morial Convention Center.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in New Orleans to make sure the proper security measures are in place. Noem took time this morning to visit Bourbon Street, the site of the New Year’s Day terror attack that killed 14 people…

Cut 7 (11) “….while they do that”

Shreveport Police have arrested a teenager who stole a vehicle that had a one-year-old inside. It happened Friday night and Corporal Christopher Bordelon says the owner of the vehicle ran inside to grab a coat for herself and her baby, when the vehicle was taken…

Cut 5 (09) “…suspect in this case”

The infant was recovered safely in the parking lot of a Walmart and the vehicle was in a Circle K Parking lot.  17-year-old Marcus Madden was arrested at an apartment complex and faces several charges including simple kidnapping.

Girls flag football could soon be a sanctioned high school sport in Louisiana. Louisiana High School Coaches Association Director Eric Held says the LHSAA executive committee is expected to finalize approval at its April meeting…

Cut 11 (06) “…the road”

Held says they heard from over 100 high schools who said they are interested in fielding a girls flag football team.