The Republican Governor’s Association holds a fundraiser today in New orleans as the group seeks to raise money to take out the only Democratic governor in the Deep South.
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Authorities say it was a woman who led police on a chase through Monroe this morning after she allegedly stole a vehicle from a doughnut shop. Police say a person got out of their white Nissan Altima and the suspect jumped right in. The chase ended when the car thief slammed into a Monroe police vehicle on Highway 165.

LSU is a three-seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and the Tigers will play the Yale Bulldogs on Thursday in Jacksonville. Yale is led by junior guard Miye Oni (Me-A Own-ee), who is averaging 18 points a game. LSU interim head coach Tony Benford…
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Tip time is at 11:40 on Thursday.

US Senator John Kennedy has introduced legislation that would give social media users legal control of content they post. Currently, photos, private messages, posts, and other interactions are owned by the network you post too, which gives companies the right to sell it to advertisers. Kennedy says it’s time to make that process more transparent.
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The legislation would also allow users to decide if they want tech companies to sell your data and information to other businesses

The USA Today Network reports Governor Edwards and CenturyLink have reached an agreement to keep CenturyLink’s corporate headquarters in Monroe through 2025. CenturyLink’s current deal that includes 26-million dollars in grant dollars from the state, is set to expire at the end of 2020. The company employs over two-thousand workers in Louisiana.

US Senator John Kennedy introduces legislation that would prohibit social media companies from collecting private data and grants users the property rights to all of the data they generate on the internet. Kennedy says people are growing increasingly distrustful of social media and other tech companies, due to how secretive they’ve been about their data collection efforts. The Senator says this would force the companies to note exactly what personal data is being sold, and to which companies.
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the legislation gives control and ownership back to the users.

LSU basketball is a three-seed in the East Regional and the Tigers will play Yale on Thursday in Jacksonville…
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The Republican Governor’s Association holds a fundraiser in New Orleans today for the two G-O-P candidates for governor, Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says whoever makes the run-off against Governor Edwards will also get a boost when President Trump comes to Louisiana for a campaign rally…
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LSU is a three-seed in the NCAA Tournament and they’ll face Ivy League Tournament champion Yale on Thursday at 11:40 in the morning in Jacksonville. 2015 was the last time LSU was in the NCAA Tournament. They only have one player on the roster who has been in the Big Dance and that’s Kavell Bigby-Williams, who formerly played at Oregon. Interim head coach Tony Benford says they are looking forward to playing Yale…
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If LSU wins, they’ll play either Maryland, Belmont or Temple on Saturday. The top two seeds in the East Regional are Duke and Michigan State.

Lafayette Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly fatally shot his father, 68-year-old Ernest White Junior. Ernest White the Third has been charged with first-degree murder.

The Republican Governor’s Association will hold a fundraiser tonight in New Orleans to help raise cash to defeat Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards this fall. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the dough raised tonight will help pay for anti-Edwards ads…
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The R-G-A has identified Louisiana’s 2019 governor’s race as a top pick up opportunity for Republicans.

49-percent of the 181 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students participating in the National Resident Match Program chose to remain in Louisiana to continue their medical training. Last year, only 46% or medical students stayed in state, with three-quarters of those continuing at LSU. LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans Dean, Doctor Steve Nelson…
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The Republican Governor’s Association throws a fundraiser in New Orleans today. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the big money raised today will likely not end up in one of the Republican candidate’s account anytime soon…
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The two GOP challengers are Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone.

About half of the 181 graduating medical students at LSU Health New Orleans will remain in Louisiana to finish their training. That’s good news because most of these physicians will likely remain in Louisiana once their training is complete. Dean of the School of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans Steve Nelson credits budget stability for an increase in the number of grads who chose to enter their residency programs…
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LSU is a three seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and they’ll face Yale on Thursday at 11:40 in Jacksonville. It doesn’t appear suspended head coach Will Wade will return to the team before they leave for Florida on Tuesday. Interim head coach Benford says he spoke with Wade after the brackets were released…
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If the Tigers beat the Bulldogs, they’ll face either Maryland, Belmont or Temple on Saturday.

The former mayor of Vinton was fatally shot in Baton Rouge on Saturday. Police say 64-year-old David Riggins was killed during a struggle with 32-year-old Vernon Mosby on Saturday morning. Authorities say Mosby arrived at the home unannounced after learning through a dating app that another love interest was spending the night with him.

LSU is a three-seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and the Tigers will play the Yale Bulldogs on Thursday in Jacksonville. Yale is led by junior guard Miye Oni (Me-A Own-ee), who is averaging 18 points a game. LSU interim head coach Tony Benford…
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Tip time is at 11:40 on Thursday.

The Republican Governor’s Association holds a fundraiser in New Orleans today that will benefit the two G-O-P candidates for governor, Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says whichever candidate makes the run-off against Governor Edwards will also get a boost when President Trump comes to Louisiana for a campaign rally…
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Who owns all of the pictures, posts and private messages you put on Facebook? Well, right now it’s not you, it’s Facebook, but one Senator has legislation that would change that. Matt Doyle has the story…
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26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were sent out on Tuesday, and the state is scrambling to get the cash back. Matt Doyle has the story.
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LSU was eliminated from the SEC Basketball Tournament after just one game as Florida hit a three-pointer with one second left to send the Tigers back to Baton Rouge. LSU and the rest of college basketball will find out on Sunday at 5 Pm where they’ll end up in the NCAA Tournament.

12 US Senate Republicans voted against the President’s national emergency declaration that would allow him to access billions in construction dollars to build an additional physical border wall. Senator John Kennedy was not among the 12, and says history shows the President’s move is legal. The opposing Senators voiced concerns about executive overreach, and the potential for the declaration to be a template for future Democratic presidents. Kennedy says he sympathizes with that concern.
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President Donald Trump has vetoed Congress’ resolution so his emergency declaration for border wall funding is still in play.

Of the 181 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students participating in the National Resident Match Program, 81 chose to remain in Louisiana to complete their medical training.

26-million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were electronically sent out to 66,7000 Louisianans on Tuesday as a result of a computer error. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says if you got your tax refund twice, don’t spend it…
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If the state is unable to recover the refunds directly from banking institutions, those taxpayers will receive a letter from the Revenue Department with repayment instructions.

A Department of Corrections investigation into contraband smuggling and inappropriate behavior results in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola. Of those involved in the investigation, six were sergeants and one was a nurse. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick…
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A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will be debated in the upcoming legislative session. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor believes the death penalty cheapens life, adding there are errors that occur during prosecution, as well as a list of other issues. Claitor, a Baton Rouge Republican, is working Representative Terry Landry, a Democrat from Acadiana on pushing the bill forward. Claitor says victims’ families will be a part of the discussion…
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This is the first time this legislation has been introduced, but Claitor says he’ll keep trying even if not successful this year.

LSU is back in Baton Rouge after just one game in the SEC Basketball Tournament. Florida upset the Tigers yesterday beating the Bayou Bengals by three points. LSU will find out their seed in the NCAA Tournament when the brackets are unveiled at 5 PM on Sunday.

Louisiana is working to retrieve 26-million dollars it erroneously sent to taxpayers in the form of a duplicate state refund check. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says is in most cases, the state can get the money directly from the bank, but if the money is already gone, taxpayers will get a letter from the revenue department with repayment instructions…
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A computer error resulted in the double state tax refund payment.

Seven Angola employees have resigned and four of them have been arrested on allegations of inappropriate relationships with inmates and smuggling drugs into the prison. Department of Corrections spokesperson Ken Pastorick…
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The three people who resigned and were not arrested are expected to be arrested.

Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says he’ll bring legislation to the state legislature again this year to abolish the death penalty. Claitor says it will not impact the over 70 convicted killers who are currently on death row..
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Claitor proposed similiar legislation last year, but it failed. 2010 was the last lethal injection in Louisiana.

LSU’s stay in the SEC Basketball Tournament lasted one game as Florida nailed a three-pointer with one second left to upset the Bayou Bengals 76-73. The Tigers led for most of the game, until interim head coach Tony Benford received a technical foul with 3:45 left as he questioned whether a three-pointer by Florida should have counted….
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LSU will find out its seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 5 PM.

26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were sent out on Tuesday, and the state is scrambling to get the cash back. Matt Doyle has the story.

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A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana will soon be filed as the debate about capital punishment continues on the national level. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says he has several issues with death sentences.

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12 US Senate Republicans voted against the President’s national emergency declaration that would allow him to access billions in construction dollars to build additional physical border wall. Senator John Kennedy was not among the 12, and says history shows the President’s move is quite legal.  The opposing Senators voiced concerns about executive overreach, and the potential for the declaration to be a template for future Democratic presidents. Kennedy says he sympathizes with that concern.

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A Department of Corrections investigation has resulted in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola since the investigation began last Friday. Of those involved in the investigation, six were sergeants and one was a nurse. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick says more arrests are expected as the investigation continues.

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The LSU Tigers stay in the SEC Tournament didn’t last long as Florida nailed a three-pointer in the last second to upset the Bayou Bengals 76-73. LSU now awaits Selection Sunday to find out where they’ll be seeded in the NCAA Tournament. Interim head coach Tony Benford believes the Tigers should be seeded high…
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26 million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were electronically sent out to 66,700 Louisianans on Tuesday, March 12th as a result of a computer malfunction. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says if you’ve already spent the money, understand the state will need to recoup it.
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A Republican Baton Rouge lawmaker is pushing to end the death penalty in Louisiana.
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President Trump vetoes a Congressional rejection of his national emergency declaration. Senator John Kennedy supports the declaration, but says expect that kind of executive authority to be challenged soon.
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