Aaron Bowman, a Black man from Monroe, and his attorneys are calling for justice and transparency in what they say is police brutality. Brooke Thorington explains
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A 748 billion dollar COVID relief bill has taken shape in D.C. after extensive negotiations involving a bipartisan group of more moderate Senators and House members. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center wants to get to the bottom of why exercise helps some people a lot more than others. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Aaron Bowman and his attorneys held a press conference at the state Capitol Monday demanding justice and transparency after state trooper Jacob Brown was arrested last week for excessive force during Bowman’s traffic stop in May of 2019. Baton Rouge Attorney Ronald Haley says Bowman, a black man, was beaten in the head with a police-grade flashlight.
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Bowman received stitches in his head from the flashlight, suffered broken ribs, a fractured arm, and psychological damage.
Bowman was pulled from his car during a traffic stop in front of his Monroe home two weeks after Ronald Greene, another black man, who was allegedly beaten and left unattended in a trooper vehicle where he later died in May of last year. Bowman, who was visibly emotional and says he feared for his life.
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LSP investigated the incident after Bowman’s attorneys filed a lawsuit this year, Brown was arrested last week for battery and malfeasance in office.
Bowman’s personal attorney Donecia Banks-Miley says they want evidence of Bowman’s beating released and demand that other officers who also participated and witnessed the brutality be held accountable.
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Trooper Brown was assisting the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office when the incident occurred.
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A fully realized bipartisan COVID relief bill has finally materialized, a 748 billion dollar piece of legislation with a 160 billion dollar additional option that includes funding for state and local governments.
The core 748 billion dollar block of funding would restart 300 dollar federally boosted unemployment checks, include another round of PPP, and more. Senator Bill Cassidy celebrated it…
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No additional stimulus check was included in the bill.
Cassidy says the 160 billion dollar option will largely hinge on whether an agreement can be made over a potential liability shield that would protect businesses from COVID-related lawsuits.
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Should the 160 billion dollar package be passed Cassidy says it would be fairly apportioned to states and municipalities based on size, and not be allowed for use in paying down pension funds.
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The bill had the backing of 12 Senators but it’s unclear if it will be able to garner majority support.
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Pennington Biomedical is hoping to begin recruitment in February or March for a groundbreaking study into why some people benefit from exercise more than others.
Director of Biomedical Imaging Dr. Owen Carmichael says many who exercise just don’t see results. The study hopes to figure out the genetics behind that.
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The study is a national effort that will take place at five sites across the country, Baton Rouge being one of them.
Carmichael says at the end of the study they hope to be able to tailor exercise programs to individuals just by studying their genetics and giving them a report.
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Around 375 people total will be enrolled across all five sites for the four-year study. Carmichael says they’re looking for participants from all age groups along with folks of varying levels of physical fitness.
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This research is coming thanks to a 2.5 million dollar National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging grant.
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Imagine being able to perform a COVID self-test at home and finding out the results within minutes. Researchers at Tulane University have created just that, a test that uses your own smartphone to give you results. Dr. Tony Hu, Chair of Biotechnology Innovation at Tulane says the saliva-based test has a 97-percent accuracy rate.
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The test must receive FDA approval first and Dr. Hu says a salvia test much easier, less invasive, and more consistent than a nasal swab. Dr. Hu says the cost will be minimal.
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Dr. Hu says the chip which is included in the testing kit can be used multiple times and, in the future, they hope to expand the smartphone testing platform so you can self-test for other common illnesses.
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Dr. Hu says he hopes the test will be available in three to six months.
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LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron gives credit to the players for digging in and coming up with the effort to upset Florida this past Saturday. Orgeron says they wanted to represent LSU the right way
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This Saturday, LSU will host Ole Miss, with a chance at finishing the year with a 5-and-5 record. The Rebels are 4-and-4 under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin. Orgeron says he respects Kiffin’s knowledge of the game. The two served on the same staff at USC and Tennessee…
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Saints Coach Sean Payton does not like what he saw on the game film from Sunday’s upset loss to Philadelphia.
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After allowing the Eagles to run the football all over them, Payton says they would have done some things differently in the 24-21 defeat to Philadelphia…
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Usually, Payton doesn’t single out a player’s poor performance, but he did so Monday, calling on starting guard Andrus Peat to give him more…
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