LSU’s associate athletic director of football recruiting, Sharon Lewis, tells USA Today she will file several lawsuits against the school, claiming she was mistreated for trying to stop sexual harassment. The Husch Blackwell report resulted in two athletic officials receiving a multi-week suspension. But Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Lewis’s detailed allegations in USA Today of how she’s been mistreated over the last several years could lead to further discipline…

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Over two million total doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in Louisiana with over 800,000 people having completed their vaccine series.

With the mass vaccination campaign in full swing State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says they’re launching a COVID vaccine hotline to help residents get connected with local providers.

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Based on research by the LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 7,800 Louisiana voters have left the Republican Party since the January 6^th attack on the US Capitol. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s an interesting phenomenon, but not one that will likely have any short-term electoral impacts on statewide Republican dominance.

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Hogan also says registered Democrats have dropped 12-percent over the last decade.

While the American Rescue Plan does not contain student loan forgiveness it does allow temporary relief of taxes on student loans that are forgiven through 2025. Student Loan Hero, Loan Expert Rebecca Safier says this also applies to forgiveness on an income-driven repayment plan.

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State Republican Party membership saw an unusually large dip in the months following the January 6^th US Capitol attack. Based on research by the LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 7,800 unregistered from the party, a party that has seen major growth over the last decade. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says while these voters might be frustrated, unregistering from a party doesn’t change much given Louisiana’s jungle primary system.

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Over that same period Democrats lost 8,000 members, continuing the party’s ongoing downward trend.

While the American Rescue Plan does not contain student loan forgiveness it does allow temporary relief of taxes on student loans that are forgiven through 2025. Student Loan Hero, Loan Expert Rebecca Safier (Sapphire) explains.

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One Louisiana Senator files a bill requiring minors to have parental permission to receive gender transition-based medical or mental health care. Brooke Thorington has more

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LSU’s associate athletic director of football recruiting, Sharon Lewis, tells USA Today she will file several lawsuits against the school, claiming she was mistreated for trying to stop sexual harassment. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says the allegations are explosive, including the details of an argument Lewis had with former football coach Les Miles.

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Lewis says the argument was over Miles’s alleged desire to have blond women or light-skinned black women on the recruiting staff that he considered prettier.

The LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau says 7,800 Louisiana voters have left the Republican Party since the January 6^th attack on the US Capitol. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this tracks with nationwide stats show roughly 100,000 Republicans have unregistered.

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More than 800,000 Louisianans have completed their vaccine series. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says this equates to just over 18 percent of the state’s population and those folks have a near-perfect but not guaranteed level of protection. That’s why we need herd immunity.

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Herd immunity is thought to be 70 percent.

Willis-Knighton is one of 120 sites nationwide that will participate in a clinical trial for Regeneron’s COVID treatment.  Children’s Health Services Director Dr. Joseph Bocchini says even with estimates that with the current vaccination rate we could hit herd immunity by late summer, he says there will still be a need for COVID treatments.

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126 “breakthrough” cases of fully vaccinated people getting COVID in Louisiana have been recorded.

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…
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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.

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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.

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

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

LSU releases telephone recordings that reveal a man claiming to represent Gloria Scott sought financial compensation if LSU didn’t punish Derrius Guice for allegedly sexually harassing Scott in 2017. Here’s a conversation between Cleavon Williams and LSU athletic administrator Miriam Segar…
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Williams later texted LSU officials saying the Scott family was seeking 100-thousand dollars from the university for Guice to not play in the 2018 Citrus Bowl. Scott has told local media outlets she never asked Williams to seek money from LSU over the Guice incident.

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron has been asked to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children on Thursday to discuss the Guice allegations. Orgeron will reportedly only submit a written statement, but the committee is pressuring for him to be at the meeting.

Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport is seeking COVID-positive participants for a clinical trial testing the effectiveness of Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment…
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The state health department reports about 18-percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated from the coronavirus. In an effort to reach herd immunity, State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says they will launch a COVID vaccine hotline to help residents get connected with local providers…
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LSU releases recordings that reveal a family consultant asked for $100,000 on behalf of an alleged sexual harassment victim of former running back Derrius Guice. Brooke Thorington has more
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Over two million total doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered in Louisiana with over 800,000 people fully vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says we’re close to the point where anyone who wants a vaccine can make an appointment to get one for the next day.
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The Daily Advertiser reports COVID-19 vaccinations in rural Louisiana lag by 31-percent when compared to the state’s urban areas.

The legislative session begins next week and a bill by Houma Senator Mike Fesi requires parental consent for a minor to receive gender-based medical or mental health care. Louisiana Trans Advocates President Dylan Waguespack is concerned the legislation will drive up the suicide rate of transgender or gender-nonconforming youths…
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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. LSU released the tapes to the media yesterday. Advocate reporter Andrea Gallo has covered this story extensively and she says payment requests are not unusual in sexual misconduct cases…
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Scott admits she asked for Cleavon Williams’ help but never asked him to seek compensation from LSU.

Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport is seeking volunteers who have tested positive for COVID within the past three days. Doctor Joseph Bocchini says these individuals would receive a single dose of Regeneron, which has already shown positive results for those with comorbidities…
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For more information go to Willis Knighton’s website.

A Houma lawmaker files a bill forcing minors to have parental permission to receive gender-based medical or mental health care. Brooke Thorington has more
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A tough LSU baseball season just got tougher as star pitcher Jaden Hill needs season-ending elbow surgery on his throwing arm. Hill went into the season as a potential top-five draft pick, but he’s struggled this season and left Friday’s game with the injury. The Tigers, who are 1-and-8 in SEC play hosts McNeese tonight.

LSU releases recordings that reveal a youth basketball coach in New Orleans asked for payment on behalf of an alleged victim of sexual harassment by former star running back Derrius Guice in exchange for not going to the media. Advocate reporter Andrea Gallo says Cleavon Williams asked for payment of $100-thousand in lieu of LSU not suspending Guice ahead of the 2018 Citrus Bowl.
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The alleged victim of the harassment, 74-year-old Gloria Scott, says Guice harassed her in 2017 while she was working at the Superdome. Scott says she asked for Williams to help but did not give him permission to demand money from LSU.

The state health department reports about 18-percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated from the coronavirus. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says these individuals have a near-perfect level of protection, but the state is far from achieving herd immunity…
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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. Fesi says it should be required like every other medical procedure for minors.
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Louisiana Trans Advocates President Dylan Waguespack does not support the legislation
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Waguespack says teens are already at a higher risk for suicide and a bill that would prohibit a transgender or gender nonconforming child from accessing care, because they do not have supportive parents would just drive the suicide risk up.

Of the 834,000 Louisianans who’ve completed their vaccine series, only 126 have tested positive for COVID-19 so far. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Baton Rouge contractor Kelly Sills was arrested at Disney World in Orlando in February for trespassing after he refused to have his temperature checked.  The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sills says told officers he couldn’t be trespassing because he paid $15,000 to be there.  Sills, of Coastal Bridge, made headlines earlier this year over alleged failure to pay employees health insurance premiums.

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…

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LWC will ask for repayment or it will be added to tax returns.

In a poll of 781 Louisiana adults, roughly half of the state’s residents approve of Louisiana’s response to the pandemic. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says the 2021 Louisiana survey shows a divide among party lines.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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