Former LSU leader F-King Alexander is no longer President at Oregon State after criticism for his role at LSU and how previous sexual misconduct allegations were handled. The OSU board placed Alexander on probation, but the university’s Faculty Senate called for his resignation. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar…

Cut 10 (12) “…sexual assault.” 

Alexander will receive $670-thousand to leave.

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says this puts the state’s abortion rate at a 12-year low. Clapper hopes next year the number will decline further.

Cut 5  (07)  “…society.” 

A mass shooting in Colorado that killed ten people has sparked new calls from President Biden for Congress to pass a high-capacity magazine and assault rifle ban. Senator Bill Cassidy says we don’t know enough details about the shooting or shooter to be making these kinds of statements.

Cut 12 (06) “ …Boulder.” 

The weapon used in the Boulder grocery store shooting has been described as an “AR-15 style pistol”.

A year since the Stay-at-Home order the restaurant industry has seen about a quarter of eateries close. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says the industry is slowly starting to come back but it’s not a complete rebound with capacity limited to 75-percent and social distancing still in effect.  But he is encouraged by the vaccine rollout.

Cut 8 (07) “…quicker.”

Essential workers were eligible to be vaccinated on Monday.

Former LSU leader F-King Alexander is out as president at Oregon State after submitting his resignation. Alexander faces criticism for his role in the systemwide failure at LSU on how they handled previous sexual misconduct allegations. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar hoped they could rebuild their trust with Alexander, but…

Cut 9 (04) “…no longer possible”

Alexander will receive $670-thousand to leave Oregon State

Mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia renew calls for Congress to pass a high-capacity magazine and assault rifle ban. The President’s also called for the Senate to pass two House-backed bills that would close certain gun-buying loopholes. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says there’s already a lot of laws on the books, they just aren’t being enforced properly.

Cut 14 (06) “…address this.” 

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says there’s a number of reasons why the amount abortions have declined…

Cut 4 (11) “…Legislature” 

Planned Parenthood says there are more options to obtaining birth control.

It was a year ago today that the Stay-at-Home order went into effect. Several Phases later the restaurant industry is now operating at 75-percent capacity. But Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says approximately 27-thousand restaurant workers lost their jobs in the last year.

Cut 7 (06) “…the state.”

Louisiana’s abortion rate fell to a 12-year low last year based on preliminary data from the Louisiana Department of Health. Matt Doyle has the story.

Cut 1 (30) “ …I’m Matt Doyle” 

Houma Police is investigating the shooting death of an 8-year old girl. Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman says they received a call Monday night of a light-colored sedan following and firing shots at the vehicle in which 8-year old Treyce Bryant was a passenger. It happened in the 91000 block of Main Street.

A mass shooting in Colorado that killed ten people has sparked new calls from President Biden for Congress to pass a high-capacity magazine and assault rifle ban. Senator Bill Cassidy says we don’t know enough details about the shooting or shooter and the left has a habit of overreaching in these kinds of situations.

Cut 13 (09)“…measures.”

The weapon used in the Boulder grocery store shooting has been described as an “AR-15 style pistol.”

It was a year ago today that the Stay-at-Home order went into effect. Several Phases later the restaurant industry is now operating at 75-percent capacity, but many did not survive. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says anywhere from 20 to 25-percent of restaurants and bars have closed in the last year.

Cut 6 (08) “…business.”

Former LSU leader F- King Alexander is resigning his position as Oregon State President effective April 1^st amidst an outcry over his handling of sexual misconduct cases during his tenure at LSU. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar says they planned to discuss Alexander’s future with the university today, but they heard from Alexander over the weekend.

Cut 11 (06) ” April 1st”

Alexander denied any wrongdoing reported about him in the Husch Blackwell report. 

7,488 abortions were performed in 2020 in Louisiana, a nine percent drop from 2019. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says this puts the state’s abortion rate at a 12-year low.

Cut 3 (06)  “…abortions”  

Clapper credited legislative changes and expanded pregnancy center aid. Planned Parenthood says the decrease is the result of increased access to contraception.

Since the Stay-at-Home order a year ago today, a quarter of the state’s largest private employer didn’t survive. 

Cut 2 (31) …I’m Brooke Thorington.”  

Houma Police are investigating the shooting death of an 8-year-old last night. The shooter, or shooters, are thought to have been driving a light-colored sedan that was tailing the vehicle the 8-year-old was in. The Crime Stoppers Bayou Region has a 1,000 dollar reward out for any information that could lead to an arrest in this case.

Former LSU leader F-King Alexander is no longer President at Oregon State after criticism for his role at LSU and how previous sexual misconduct allegations were handled. The OSU board placed Alexander on probation, but the university’s Faculty Senate called for his resignation. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar…

Cut 10 (12) “…sexual assault.” 

Alexander will receive $670-thousand to leave.

A mass shooting in Colorado that killed ten people has sparked new calls from President Biden for Congress to pass a high-capacity magazine and assault rifle ban. Senator Bill Cassidy says we don’t know enough details about the shooting or shooter to be making these kinds of statements.

Cut 12 (06) “ …Boulder.” 

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says this puts the state’s abortion rate at a 12-year low. Clapper hopes next year the number will decline further.

Cut 5  (08)  “…children” 

A year since the Stay-at-Home order the restaurant industry has seen about a quarter of eateries close. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says the industry is slowly starting to come back but it’s not a complete rebound with capacity limited to 75-percent and social distancing still in effect.  But he is encouraged by the vaccine rollout.

Cut 8 (07) “…quicker.”

Essential workers were eligible to be vaccinated on Monday

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says there’s a number of reasons why the number of abortions has declined…

Cut 4 (11) “…Legislature” 

It was a year ago today that the Stay-at-Home order went into effect. Several Phases later the restaurant industry is now operating at 75-percent capacity. But Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says approximately 27-thousand restaurant workers lost their jobs in the last year.

Cut 7 (06) “…the state.”

The restaurant industry is the largest private employer in the state.

Former LSU leader F-King Alexander is out as president at Oregon State after submitting his resignation. Alexander faces criticism for his role in the systemwide failure at LSU on how they handled previous sexual misconduct allegations. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar hoped they could rebuild their trust with Alexander, but…

Cut 9 (04) “…no longer possible”

The CDC revises guidance for K-12 schools to three feet for physical distance between students in the classroom in addition to face masks. Congressman Mike Johnson says we’ve known for many months that the risk of transmission is extremely low particularly among young students. Johnson believes there was political pressure on the CDC not to revise the guidelines from Democrats…

Cut 12 (10) “…science.

Former LSU and current Oregon State President F. King Alexander submitted his resignation. King Alexander came under fire for his role in the system-wide failure to address sexual misconduct cases during his time at LSU. OSU Board Chairwoman Rani Borkar…

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The CDC revises social distancing guidelines for schools to 3-feet instead of six. Brooke Thorington has more from a Louisiana Congressman who led the charge for revision.

Cut 2 (29) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

There was a nine percent drop in the total number of abortions performed in Louisiana from 2019 to 2020 according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says this puts the state’s abortion rate at a 12-year low.

Cut 3 (06)  “…abortions”  

Clapper says it’s the result of a culture shift and legislative changes. Planned Parenthood argues the decrease is largely driven by increased access to contraception.

It was a year ago today that the Stay at Home order went into effect. Several Phases later the restaurant industry is now operating at 75-percent capacity, but many did not survive. Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says anywhere from 20 to 25-percent of restaurants and bars have closed in the last year.

Cut 6 (08) “…business.”

The CDC revises guidance for K-12 schools to three feet for physical distance between students in the classroom in addition to face masks. Congressman Mike Johnson says the previous recommendation of six feet placed 89-percent of school children across the nation in the most restrictive red zone category.

Cut 10 (08) “…highs schools.”

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says they are waiting on guidance from LDH.

Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau files legislation barring car insurance companies from charging women, widows or widowers, and those with low credit scores higher premiums. Luneau says it’s unacceptably discriminatory to charge women more than men just because of their gender.

Cut 14 (10) “…more” 

A 30,000-participant clinical trial for AstraZeneca is complete and results show the vaccine is safe and effective. Matt Doyle has more.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The U.S. Data and Safety Monitoring board says results from the U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine may have used outdated information. The board is concerned that AZ provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data. The company plans to file with FDA in the coming weeks and outside advisers will debate the evidence before a decision.