A New Orleans area youth basketball coach is heard on tape demanding money from LSU, on behalf of his friend Gloria Scott, who accused former LSU star Derius Guice of sexual harassment when she worked as a security guard at the Superdome in 2017. Advocate reporter Andrea Gallo has covered this story extensively and she says payment requests are not unusual in sexual misconduct cases…
Cut 10 (08) “…for money.”
Scott admits she asked for Cleavon Williams’ help but never asked him to seek compensation from LSU.

Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport is one of 120 sites nationwide that will participate in a clinical trial for Regeneron’s COVID treatment. Dr. Joseph Bocchini says they want to enroll enough people to study the effects on pregnant women and children, but with COVID numbers declining it will be a challenge.

Cut 15 (08)“…desire.”

Houma Senator Michael Fesi files legislation requiring parental consent for a minor seeking gender therapy which includes psychotherapy along with surgical and nonsurgical procedures for gender identity. President of Louisiana Trans Advocates Dylan Waguespack says this sets a dangerous precedent, especially for transgender and gender non-conforming minors without affirming parents.

Cut 5 (10)“…they need.”

Fesi says several constituents have come to him concerned about their children having the ability to change their gender without parental consent.

Cut 6 (11) “…on TV.”

Waguespack is asking Senator Fesi to withdraw the bill and meet with the young people he is targeting.

The State Legislative Auditor finds about 405 million dollars in unemployment insurance was paid out to ineligible recipients last year. Auditor Chris Magee says they found the error by using the program Wage Data.

Cut 3 (12)  “…benefits.”  

A bill banning K-12 schools from teaching “Divisive Concepts” like the idea that the US is systemically racist is filed for the upcoming legislative session. House Education Chairman Ray Garofalo says that claim shouldn’t be taught…

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The bill has received pushback from those who advocate teaching that the US, through slavery, was founded on racism and has maintained a legacy of institutional racism.

126 Louisianans have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, good for only .02 percent of all Louisianans who are fully vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says for those few people who got the bug, they didn’t get it bad…

Cut 9 (10) “…facilities.”

Full vaccination is two weeks after you complete your vaccine series. 1.3 million Louisianans have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine as of the Monday update.

In a poll of 781 Louisiana adults, roughly half of the state’s residents approve of Louisiana’s response to the pandemic, particularly the handling of the fall election. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says one area where there isn’t consensus support is for mail-in voting, a topic that has little to no conservative support…

Cut 14 (06) “…in Louisiana.” 

126 Louisianans have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, good for only .02 percent of all Louisianans who are fully vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says for those few people who got it, they didn’t get it bad…

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Full vaccination is two weeks after you complete your vaccine series.

The Legislative Auditor says 98 thousand indelible people received more than 405 million dollars in unemployment benefits in Louisiana from March of 2020 to the end of the year. Auditor Chris Magee says filings rose more than two-hundred thousand percent from pre-pandemic levels which led to errors…

Cut 4 (11) “…improper payments.” 

 A Baton Rouge Representative files legislation to ease the state’s backlog of transportation infrastructure. Brooke Thorington explains how the bill will finance the projects

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The 2021 hurricane forecast from AccuWeather predicts another above season for tropical activity in the Atlantic.

Cut 2 (30) …I’m Taylor Sharp.” 

One US Capitol Police officer is dead and another injured after a man drove his vehicle into two officer who were standing guard outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Police say after hitting the two a suspect emerged from the vehicle with a knife and was shot, that suspect is now dead.

A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

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The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

Cut 14 (09) “…development.” 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

A CDC real-world study confirms what many thought was likely, that those who are fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to spread COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says the results show full vaccination reduces the chances of asymptomatic and symptomatic infection by 90 percent. Kanter calls the study comprehensive.

Cut 4 (10) “…finished vaccination.” 

“Fully vaccinated” is considered to be two weeks after your second shot.

AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes. Three to five of those to be major hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Kiem…

Cut 6 (07) “…named storms.”

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. It also holds companies liable if they force you to be vaccinated to use their services, for example, to fly on a plane or buy groceries…

Cut 10 (10) “….with them.” 

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says COBRE, or the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, is a major step forward for the university.

Cut 12 (07)   “…before.” 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

A CDC real-world study of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines shows they reduce the risk of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection by 90 percent once you complete your series. The key finding confirms that people who’ve been fully vaccinated are highly unlikely to get sick or even spread COVID-19. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter…

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Those who only received one dose of either vaccine reduce the risk of any infection by 80 percent.

AccuWeather predicts 16 to 20 named storms and 7 to 10 hurricanes next hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this season is shaping up like three other previous seasons… 1996, 2001, and 2012. Referred to as analog years.

Cut 8 (08) “…happens.”

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says establishing the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will help develop junior staff researchers and create a stronger base of homegrown research talent in the state that ranks 5^th in the nation for cancer mortality.

Cut 13 (09)“…pre-clinical cancers.”

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts.

Cut 9 (09) “…workers comp.”

A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

Cut 5  (08)  “…things.”

AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the already above-average water temps in the Atlantic are a factor in the higher number of storms predicted for 2021.

Cut 7 (10) “…up these hurricanes.”

They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes.

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. McCormick says he authored the bill after constituents contacted him over concerns of forced vaccinations for COVID-19.

Cut 11 (09) “…or not.”

The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

Cut 14 (09) “…development.” 

COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.