A poll of chronic voters indicates majority favorable ratings for the job performances of various elected officials. Kevin Barnhart has more.
Cut 1 (32) “I’m Kevin Barnhart”
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Louisiana was one of only 15 states to see their rate of uninsured drop last year. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”
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LSU is the epicenter of a revolution in sports science that’s already paying off on the field. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”
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An independent poll surveys the job performance of several elected officials, including Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, Governor John Bel Edwards and President Trump. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says 54% of the chronic voters polled have a favorable rating of the Commander-in-chief, compared to 43% who rated him poorly.
Cut 4 (08) “…Democrats 76 percent.”
Senator Cassidy is up for re-election next year, and Pinsonat says his 59% favorable versus 32% poor rating is an indication of strong momentum in maintaining his position.
Cut 5 (12) “…with white voters..”
Senator Kennedy polled equally as favorable to Cassidy and one percentage point higher in the poor rating.
Pinsonat says Governor John Bel Edwards is viewed at 54% favorable, just like Trump.
Cut 6 (08) “…the political spectrum.”
42% gave Edwards a poor review.
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On a 3-2 vote, the Public Service Commission gave the thumbs up on new rules that will lower the amount power companies pay solar users that feed their excess energy into the grid from 10 cents per kilowatt-hour to 4 cents. PSC Commissioner Foster Campbell voted against the measure.
Cut 7 (10)“…for the companies.”
Campbell says taking away the incentives for clean energy is another example of not being rigid enough on companies with environmental stewardship.
Cut 8 (11) “…real damn shame.”
Commissioner Mike Francis voted in favor of the payout changes, but says even with the changes, Louisiana has much more affordable energy costs that other states.
Cut 9 (10) “…rates in America.”
Currently, about 1% of the state’s 2 million utility customers use solar. Commissioner Craig Greene voted for the changes, but highlights no longer having a cap on the amount of customers who use solar power, and says the grandfathered-in time is very generous.
Cut 10 (12) “…another 15 years.”
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Louisiana’s uninsured rate dropped to eight percent in 2018, below the national average of 8.9 percent.
Progressive advocate and Louisiana Budget Project Executive Director Jan Moller says the uninsured rate has been cut in half since 2013 thanks to the Governor’s Medicaid expansion.
Cut 11 (07) “…coverage”
The uninsured rate as of 2013 was 16.6 percent in Louisiana per the Census.
Moller says the success of the Medicaid expansion has turned the policy into a third rail in Louisiana politics with none of the governor’s race candidates daring to threaten a repeal.
Cut 12 (09) “…everybody”
Louisiana was one of only 15 states to see their uninsured rate drop as the national average crept up this year.
Moller says about a dozen states have rejected the Medicaid expansion, and those are generally the states with by far the highest uninsured.
Cut 13 (07) “…to”
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LSU QB Joe Burrow’s incredible 81.8 percent completion percentage may be thanks in part to some cutting edge science that tracked receivers’ optimal routes based on their eye strength.
Over the summer LSU Director of Athletic Training Jack Marucci wanted to find out why the team dropped so many passes last season. He says the answer was inspired by another sport.
cut 14 (10) “…why”
Advanced stats indicate the team only secured 84.3 percent of catch-able passes last year, good for 26 drops.
So he studied film to discover which routes produced the best outcomes for each receiver, and then hooked those receivers up to 14,000 dollar goggles to test the hypothesis.
Cut 15 (12) “…route”
He found that 85-90 percent of dropped passes came on routes where receivers had to rely on their non-dominant eye.
That data has helped the team develop a passing scheme that routinely has players running routes matched to their field of vision. For example, senior receiver Derrick Dillon…
Cut 16 (07) “…success”
Perhaps unsurprisingly the study showed top receivers Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase were highly bi-lateral.
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Later this week the Saints will leave for the west coast, where they’ll face the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams. It’s the fourth time in three seasons the two teams will meet. Coach Sean Payton on how that impacts their game plan
cut 17 (16) “…with it”
With Mark Ingram no longer on the team, that means more touches for Saints running back Alvin Kamara. The third-year pro had 13 rushes and seven receptions. Payton says it will vary on how much Kamara will see the ball
Cut 18 (12) “…our offense”
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Louisiana Tech visits Bowling Green on Saturday in a nonconference matchup. The Bulldogs defeated Grambling 20-14 last week, but gave up 455 yards of offense to the F-C-S school. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says he’s not too discouraged
cut 19 (23) “good defense”
Holtz says Bowling Green plays a physical brand of football…
cut 20 (21) “the game”