Former state lawmaker Vic Stelly, mastermind of the “Stelly Plan” state tax reform of 2002, died over the weekend of COVID-19. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the 79-year-old Stelly had a vision for a new way of funding state government using income taxes instead of sales taxes.

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Vic’s wife, Terry Stelly, died of COVID 13 hours after her husband passed away.

Vaccines at two VA homes were administered Monday to residents and staff. Roughly 40-percent of all fatalities from COVID have been in nursing home settings. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Brandee Patrick says, however, they will continue to follow CDC and CMS guidelines.

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Two house fires killed three residents over the weekend in North Louisiana. Ashley Rodrigue, spokesperson for the State Marshal says a 63-year-old man was killed Sunday in Eros, and on Saturday a couple in their 60s perished in Shreveport. She says Shreveport firefighters entered through the front door to attack the blaze of the couple’s home.

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She says the front door had a locked deadbolt on that was keyed on both sides. Both fires remain under investigation and the identities of the fatalities have not been released.

A Legislative task force is studying whether Louisiana elections should move to a closed primary system and will submit its recommendations by the next regular session. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat..
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VA homes in Louisiana began rollout of COVID vaccines Monday. Brandee Patrick, spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs says workers and residents are very hopeful that the vaccines will help restore normalcy soon.

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They began vaccines at their homes in Jennings and Monroe, Monday, tomorrow in Reserve, and Saturday in Bossier. The rollout in Jackson is still being scheduled. Patrick says residents and workers will receive a second dose of the Moderna vaccine four weeks after the first.

When former Governor Edwin Edwards was in the hospital for routine tests over the weekend, Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says he was offered the COVID vaccine.

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Honeycutt says Edwards plans to get vaccinated when it’s his turn.

The Louisiana Department of Health reports just under 4,000 new COVID-19 cases today. Fatalities increased today to 61 and hospitalizations increased by 92 overnight.

Algiers based Edna Karr High fights for its fifth consecutive football state championship tonight against Carencro. Matt Doyle spoke with Karr’s coach Brice Brown…

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VA homes in Louisiana began rollout of COVID vaccines Monday. Brandee Patrick, spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs said two of their facilities began vaccinations and so far no one has experienced a reaction to the vaccine.

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They will continue roll out for vaccines this week and then a follow up for the second dose of the Modenra vaccine.

A Legislative task force is studying whether Louisiana should move to a closed primary system and will submit its recommendations by the next regular session. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the current jungle primary system was implemented in 1975 to limit Democrat on Democrat attacks during statewide elections.

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Nine months into the pandemic some OB/GYN clinics are seeing an influx of patients, but it’s not what you think. Dr. Karli Boggs, Clinical Director at the LSU Clinic at Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge says many of their new patients are women who lost health insurance along with the jobs, and now have Medicaid coverage. Boggs says the average wait to schedule a gynecological visit as opposed to obstetrics is three months or more.

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Former Governor Edwin Edwards turned down a COVID vaccine over the weekend when he was at LSU-Health Shreveport for routine medical tests. Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says 93-year-old Edwards has tested negative for COVID three times in the past two months but didn’t want to jump the line for a vaccine.
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A Legislative task force is taking up the question of whether the state should ditch the current jungle primary system and move to closed primaries for elections. Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Edna Karr is gunning for their fifth high school football state championship in a row tonight as they take on Carencro for the Class 4A title in Natchitoches. Cougars’ head coach Brice Brown says his secondary came into the season full of fresh faces and inexperienced sophomores but has played up to the Karr standard.

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Former Governor Edwin Edwards turned down a COVID vaccine over the weekend when he was at LSU-Health Shreveport, for routine medical tests. Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says Edwards felt it would be better used on a healthcare worker at the moment.
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Nine months into the pandemic some OB/GYN clinics are seeing an influx of patients, but it’s not what you think. Dr. Karli Boggs, Clinical Director at the LSU Clinic at Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge says they are overwhelmed.

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Boggs said many of the patients lost health insurance when they lost their jobs and now have Medicaid coverage.

The task force to change the current election primary system, from an open to a closed primary is being led by Republican Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt, and vocally supported by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Democratic Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields.
The question seems to come up just about every year, but political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says a move to closed primaries is opposed by people who stand to lose from the shift.
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Nine months into the pandemic some OB/GYN clinics are seeing an influx of patients. Dr. Karli Boggs, Clinical Director at the LSU Clinic at Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge says an alarming issue from the pandemic is more OB patients are experiencing domestic abuse.
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Former Governor Edwin Edwards turned down a COVID vaccine over the weekend when he was at LSU-Health Shreveport for routine medical tests.
Currently, healthcare workers who work directly with COVID patients are being vaccinated first in Louisiana. Edwards Biographer Leo Honeycutt says Edwards plans to get vaccinated when it’s his turn.
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Edna Karr is gunning for their fifth high school football state championship in a row tonight as they take on Carencro for the Class 4A title in Natchitoches.
Brown says his secondary came into the season full of fresh faces and inexperienced sophomores but has played up to the Karr standard.
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Carencro, the 1st seed in Class 4A, has been even more dominant than Karr in this year’s playoffs, most recently coming off a 49-7 win over Neville.

The fallout from the pandemic is not only being felt in the economy but also among women seeking OB/GYN care. Brooke Thorington explains.
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A Legislative task force is studying whether Louisiana elections should move to a closed primary system and will submit its recommendations by the next regular session.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat..
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Former Governor Edwin Edwards turned down a COVID vaccine over the weekend when he was at LSU-Health Shreveport for routine medical tests. Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says 93-year-old Edwards has tested negative for COVID three times in the past two months but didn’t want to jump the line for a vaccine.
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Edna Karr is gunning for their fifth high school football state championship in a row tonight as they take on Carencro for the Class 4A title at 6 PM in Natchitoches.
Karr is coming off a dominant 35-13 win over Warren. The Cougars clobbered Istrouma 70-19. Karr head coach Brice Brown .
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Edna Karr is a New Orleans team based in Algiers.

A Legislative task force is taking up the question of whether the state should ditch the current jungle primary system and move to closed primaries for elections. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Nine months into the pandemic some OB/GYN clinics are seeing an influx of patients, but it’s not what you think. Dr. Karli Boggs, Clinical Director at the LSU Clinic at Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge says many of their new patients are women who lost health insurance along with the jobs, and now have Medicaid coverage. Boggs says the average wait to schedule a gynecological visit as opposed to obstetrics is three months or more.
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Edna Karr is gunning for their fifth high school football state championship in a row tonight as they take on Carencro for the Class 4A title at 6 PM in Natchitoches.
Cougars’ head coach Brice Brown says the secret to their success has been staff continuity.
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Former Governor Edwin Edwards turned down a COVID vaccine over the weekend when he was at LSU-Health Shreveport, for routine medical tests. Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says Edwards felt it would be better used on a healthcare worker at the moment.
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A Legislative task force is studying whether Louisiana should move to a closed primary system and will submit its recommendations by the next regular session.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the current jungle primary system was implemented in 1975 to limit Democrat on Democrat attacks during statewide elections.
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Nine months into the pandemic some OB/GYN clinics are seeing an influx of patients, but it’s not what you think. Dr. Karli Boggs, Clinical Director at the LSU Clinic at Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge says they are overwhelmed.
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Algiers based Edna Karr High fights for its fifth consecutive football state championship tonight against Carencro. Matt Doyle spoke with Karr’s coach Brice Brown…
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