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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President Donald Trump vetoes a Congressional effort to overturn his national emergency declaration that seeks to divert funding to construct additional border wall. Senator John Kennedy says legally, the President has every right to declare the emergency.
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The veto is unlikely to be undone, as it would require a 2/3rds vote in Congress.
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 led for most of the game, until interim head coach Tony Benford was hit with a technical foul with 3:45 left in regulation as he questioned whether a three-pointer by Florida should have counted….
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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 they’re not sure what caused the error.
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Dardenne says if you got a duplicate return, don’t spend it, and wait for the state to correct the mistake.
A Department of Corrections investigation has resulted in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola since the investigation began last Friday. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick says the accused employees are facing a wide ran allegations.
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Florida hit a three-pointer with one-point-two seconds left as the Gators upset the LSU Tigers 76-73 in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Head Coach Will Wade was not there as he remains suspended for failing to discuss with university officials a recorded conversation purportedly between him and a recruiting handler. Naz Reid had 26 in a losing effort. Javonte Smart was cleared to play and had 13 points, but Tremont Waters and Skyler Mays combined to scored just 15 points. LSU now awaits its seeding in the NCAA Tourney.

26-million dollars in duplicate state tax refunds were electronically sent out to 66,700 Louisianans on Tuesday as a result of a computer malfunction. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says if you got a duplicate return, don’t spend it.
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Dardenne says they are currently unsure what caused the computer error.

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.

US Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy voted against a measure that seeks to block President Donald Trump from calling a national emergency so that he can free up funds to build a wall along the Southern border. But 12 Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the president, because they are concerned about the precedent it sets. Kennedy predicts this incident will inspire an effort to prevent future similar uses of national emergencies.
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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.  State Senator Dan Claitor says he’s taking the action because he believes the death penalty cheapens life in society, adding there are errors that occur, as well as a list of other issues. Claitor, a Republican from Baton Rouge, is working with Rep. Terry Landry, a Democrat from Acadiana on pushing the bill forward.  Claitor says victims’ families will get to be a part of the discussion as the bill is pushed forward.
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This is not the first time this legislation has been introduced, but Claitor says he’ll keep trying even if not successful in this session.

A Department of Corrections investigation has resulted in multiple arrests and resignations at Angola. The allegations range from employees having inappropriate relationships with offenders, to conspiring with prisoners and their families to smuggle contraband into the facility. More arrests are expected as the investigation continues.

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 Republican 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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Most of the Republicans who voted against the declaration, like Marco Rubio, Susan Collins, and newly elected Mitt Romney, are considered to be from the center-right of the party.
Louisiana officials are working to recover 26-million dollars mistakenly handed out to taxpayers. The Division of Administration says about 66-thousand residents received their state tax refund twice and they are asking individuals who may have received an extra tax refund not to spend that money.

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. The 12 Republican Senators voiced concerns about executive overreach, and Senator John Kennedy, who was not among the 12, says he sympathizes with that concern.
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The President says he will veto the Congressional action, which will not likely be overturned.
LSU is in SEC Tourney action as we speak against Florida, but the recruiting scandal still looms over the team. In good news though, CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm says the recruiting scandal will not factor into their NCAA tourny seeding.
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Could the death penalty be abolished in Louisiana? If a bill being introduced by a Baton Rouge Republican gets signed into law that could be the case. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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