About 100 students staged a sit-in in front of the LSU Football Operations building earlier today protesting the schools handling of sexual misconduct cases and calling for the firing of athletic administrators Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar based on findings released last week in the Husch Blackwell report…

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LSU interim president Thomas Galligan suspended Ausberry for 30 days and Segar for 21-days without pay.

In more fallout linked to the athletic program’s handling of those cases Kansas placed former Tigers and current Jayhawks head coach Les Miles on Administrative leave after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with female student workers while at LSU. Legal analyst Tim Meche wonders if K-U officials will use this opportunity to fire Miles…

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A 29-year-old New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Jefferson Parish after meeting someone through an online marketplace app to sell his dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto says since the start of last year they’ve seen two armed robberies, one simple robbery, two thefts, and now a homicide connected with these marketplace sales.

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Authorities are seeking 1^st Degree Murder charges against the alleged gunman 20-year-old Jalen Harvey.

The convention industry is holding out for a big bounce back once the pandemic clears. Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon says they surveyed convention clients and found 8 out of 10 say they would like to attend in-person conferences in the near future again and the survey also revealed that digital meetings are losing popularity…

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A sit-in of about 100 students formed this morning outside of LSU’s Football Operations Building. Brooke Thorington has more.

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A few hours later the protesters were approached by a few football players who asked them to move the protest to the administrative building across the street because the protest was blocking in their cars. 

The pandemic has crippled the convention industry which is responsible for almost five-thousand jobs in Louisiana. Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon says they surveyed convention clients and found 8 out of 10 say they would like to attend in person conferences in the near future again and the survey also revealed that convention attendees are able to form better relationships and build trust in communications at in-person meetings.

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A 29-year-old New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Jefferson Parish after meeting someone through an online marketplace app to sell his dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto says since the start of last year they’ve seen two armed robberies, one simple robbery, two thefts, and now a homicide connected with these marketplace sales.

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A New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Harvey Sunday after meeting someone through an online marketplace to sell a dirt bike. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they’re seeking a 1st-degree murder charge against Jalen Harvey in the killing of 29-year-old Joseph Vindel. Lopinto says meeting strangers online can be dangerous, but while the victim could’ve chosen a safer location like a police station parking lot or outside of a grocery…

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The attorney for former LSU football coach Les Miles calls Kansas’s decision to place Miles on administrative leave unfair. K-U made this move after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with female student workers while at LSU. Legal analyst Tim Meche wonders if K-U officials will use this opportunity to fire Miles

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Miles would reportedly be owed eight million dollars if he’s fired without cause.

Funds are now available to help tenants and landlords who’ve experienced financial hardship from the pandemic. Brooke Thorington explains.

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A 29-year-old New Orleans man was allegedly murdered in Jefferson Parish after meeting someone through an online marketplace to sell his dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they arrested Jalen Harvey after discovering messages between him and the victim, Joseph Vindel…

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Vindel’s dirt bike was discovered outside of Harvey’s apartment.

The attorney for former LSU football coach Les Miles calls Kansas’s decision to place Miles on administrative leave unfair. K-U made this move after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with female student workers while at LSU. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Miles’ attorney is upset because a Husch Blackwell investigation never spoke with Miles or other key witnesses.

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The pandemic has crippled the convention industry which is responsible for almost five-thousand jobs in Louisiana. Co-Chair of Meetings Mean Business Fred Dixon says the industry has been trained on how to re-open safely once the pandemic passes and most convention attendees say they’ll be there.

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Many Louisianans are now faced with trying to get their home insurance companies to cover damage sustained from last month’s winter storms. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the event caused all kinds of damage to rooves, trees, plumbing, and even personal injuries. If your house took any damage like that it can’t hurt to file a claim with your insurer because you can’t be penalized…

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Two LSU athletics officials receive multi week suspensions as a result of a probe into the school’s handling of sexual and domestic assault allegations. The report was complied by Husch Blackwell, who was hired by the school. Husch Blackwell Partner Scott Schneider says their report found that LSU’s Title Nine office was woefully understaffed and one victim described how complicated it was for a case to get investigated…

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Voters in the 5^th and 2^nd congressional districts head to the polls Saturday for the fist day of early voting in the primary. In the heavily Democratic 2^nd there have been no outside polls of the race that seems to be a contest between New Orleans lawmakers Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter, and Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers. Political analyst Clancy DuBos says internal campaign polling shows there’s still a lot of undecideds left…

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Phase Three allows live music to return indoors but under strict rules. Like a strong HVAC system and plexiglass between the stage and audience. Louisiana native and country music artist David St. Romain says the new normal for him and other musicians have been to play online and try to reach as many as possible. He says even when venues can open to full capacity he will continue to play online as well.

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A mass vaccination event will be held Saturday at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, for those who are eligible, bring a photo ID and insurance card.  LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Infectious Disease Johnny Vanchiere says it will be from 9 to 4.

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Teachers will also need to bring proof of employment, vaccines for instructors will be from 2 to 4 pm.

LSU suspends two high-ranking athletic officials without pay as a result of a report on how the school mishandled allegations of sexual and domestic assault. Deputy Athletic Director Verge Ausberry received a 30-day suspension, while senior associate A-D Miriam Segar received 21 days. LSU interim president Thomas Galligan

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Ausberry and Segar will be required to go through training on sexual misconduct, domestic violence and more.

Early voting in the New Orleans, River Parishes, and north Baton Rouge-based 2^nd Congressional District begins tomorrow. Political analyst Clancy DuBos says there’s two clear frontrunners in New Orleans Democratic lawmakers Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter, but there’s a strong third candidate in Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers…

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Live indoor music is available once again in Louisiana but many venues aren’t inviting the bands back to play due to the strict regulations surrounding indoor play. Louisiana native and country music artist David St. Romain says it will be difficult for most venues to meet the requirements.

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Plexiglas, a strong HVAC system, 20 feet of space from the audience, and other requirements have many small venues ineligible to host live music.

A mass vaccination event will be held Saturday at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, for those who are eligible, bring a photo ID and insurance card.  LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Infectious Disease Johnny Vanchiere says The Brookshire Grocery Arena is the former CenturyTel Center in Bossier City located at 2400 Century Link Center Drive.

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Two high-ranking LSU athletics officials have been given suspensions as a result of a report by a company hired by the school to investigate how LSU mishandled allegations of sexual and domestic assault. Many are criticizing the seemingly minimal punishments meted out to Deputy Athletic Director Verge Ausberry, who received a 30-day suspension, and senior associate A-D Miriam Segar, who received 21 days. LSU interim president Thomas Galligan says Ausbery and Seger acknowledge they made mistakes but there was no clear path on how to report sexual assaults…

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A mass vaccination event will be held Saturday at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City for those eligible. The Johnsons and Johnson one dose vaccine will be administered and LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Infectious Disease Johnny Vanchiere says if possible, they would like to you preregister at lsuhs dot edu.

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Phase Three allows live music to return but with numerous strings attached…

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We’re up to 713,000 Louisianans who’ve received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine since December. 404,000 have completed a full series. 415,000 Louisianans are also reported by the Department of Health to have recovered fully from COVID-19 off of the 433,000 total cases the state has tested positive for.

Two high-ranking LSU athletic officials have been suspended as a result of a nearly 150-report that looked at how the school failed to properly handle sexual assault complaints…

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The Husch Blackwell report also noted that former Athletic Director Joe Alleva pushed to have then football coach Les Miles fire with cause in 2013over Miles’ alleged harassment of female student workers, including taking at least one to his condo and kissing them.

New Orleans lawmakers Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter along with Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers are the frontrunners for the 2^nd Congressional District special election race heading into Saturday’s start of early voting. Political analyst Clancy DuBos says of the three one appears to have a leg up…

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Carter also boasts the endorsement of prominent Baton Rouge lawmaker Cleo Fields.

Phase Three allows live music to return indoors but under strict rules like a strong HVAC system and plexiglass between the stage and audience. Louisiana native and country music artist David St. Romain says for example when you look at a venue like The Texas Club in Baton Rouge, where capacity is 1,200 it’s not the best fiscal decision to bring back music.

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