New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. Earlier this month a father was stunned when his son caught a racially-themed throw at the Mystic Knights of Adonis parade in Gretna. Carter says all races and ethnicities should be brought together at parades.

Cut 3 (12)  “…need to do”  

AAA says coronavirus fears may be putting a dent in your retirement account, but they’re certainly going to help you when you get to the pump. While prices saw an uptick earlier in 2020 due to concerns over an Iranian conflict, AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says coronavirus fears are driving prices down again, so we may see savings this year over last year.

Cut 7 (09) “…time last year.”

Friday’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.17.

Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6 million dollar grant to help expand capacity. The one billion dollar new terminal was unveiled last year, but Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who helped secure the funding, says the rest of the airport’s infrastructure could still use some love.

Cut 10 (10) “we have”

Two taxiways at the airport are also set to undergo construction in the fall, part of a 40 million dollar project.

Fears from the Coronavirus could roll over into putting dents into Louisiana’s tourism industry.  UNO Professor of Economics Dr. Janet Speyrer tourism is likely to suffer, but business travel may also see a slump due to cuts in spending.

Cut 14 (11) “…quite a bit.”

Markets have been getting plumed on coronavirus news this week.

LSU has beaten Texas in football and basketball this season and now they’ll try to knock of the Longhorns in baseball as the two teams meet tonight in Houston at Minute Maid Park. LSU won Wednesday night seven to one over Louisiana Tech. Coach Paul Mainieri says he’ll use that same line-up over the course of this weekend, because at this point he feels that group gives them the best chance to win…
cut 18 (18) “…is going to work”
Sophomore right-hander Cole Henry will get the start on the hill for the Tigers, while Texas will counter with junior right-hander Bryce Elder, who is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA.

Also tonight, La Tech hosts Maine at Ruston High, the Cajuns host Sam Houston State, Illinois State is at ULM and Eastern Illinois is at Northwestern State.
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The Pelicans host the Clevland Cavaliers tonight to start a three-game home stand. New Orleans is in tenth place, three games back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the West. The Cavs are 17-and-41, but they’ve won four of there last five. On Sunday, the Pels host Anthony Davis and the Lakers.

LSU baskeball has an 11 AM tip off tomorrow against Texas A-and-M. The Tigers are coming off a blowout loss in Florida, while the Aggies have won three of their last four.

In other action, the Ragin Cajuns are at Little Rock, UNO is at Nicholls, Northwestern State visits Southeastern Louisiana and McNeese is at Houston Baptist. Grambling hosts Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

At the combine, former LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson ran the 40 in 4-point-4 seconds which will improve his draft stock. Safety Grant Delpit will reportedly not work out at the combine. Delpit says he’s still recovering from a right ankle sprain suffered during the season. Former LSU Coach Les Miles has sold his Baton Rouge home.

According to AAA, in 2019, Louisiana households spent about 13% of their income filling up at the pump.  AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says there were savings compared to 2018 as households saved nearly $46 a month.

Cut 6 (07) “…almost $550.”

While prices saw an uptick earlier in 2020 due to concerns over an Iranian conflict, Redman says coronavirus fears are driving prices down again.

Fears from the Coronavirus could roll over into putting dents into Louisiana’s tourism industry.  UNO Professor of Economics Dr. Janet Speyrer says markets have taken a hit as a result of the threat and some economists are forecasting the possibility of the coronavirus pressing the US economy into a recession, so people will be making cuts to their leisure spending.

Cut 13 (06) “…travel as much.”

Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6 million dollar grant to help expand capacity. The money was won in part because of the work of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sits on the House Subcommittee on Aviation. Graves says it’s some vital funding.

Cut 9 (09) “…airport″

Louis has received nearly ten million dollars in grants since November of last year.

New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. When Carter learned a young boy caught a throw, which was a caricature of a black man holding a watermelon with a noose around his neck, less than two weeks later he filed the bill for the session that opens March 9^th.

Cut 4 (11) “…of Mardi Gras.”

If the person cannot be identified, then the organization will be fined for the offense, which starts at 2,000 dollars.

Fears from the Coronavirus could roll over into putting dents into Louisiana’s tourism industry.  UNO Professor of Economics Dr. Janet Speyrer says travelers may cut out nonessential trips due to being unaware of where other travelers may be coming from and their potential to be infected.

Cut 12 (10) “…in the US.”

Stock markets are having their worst week since the start of the 08 recession.

New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. Earlier this month a father was stunned when his son caught a racially-themed throw at the Mystic Knights of Adonis parade in Gretna. Carter says if a person is caught throwing hate-related throws in the proposed bill…

Cut 5 (06)  “…consecutive.”

According to AAA, in 2019, Louisianans saved a good bit of money at the pump relative to the year before, and AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says  that’ll continue in 2020 as the slow demand for oil due to the virus cuts back on consumption in many industrial sectors. 

Cut 8 (08) “…really good prices.”

Today’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.17.

Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6 million dollar grant to help expand capacity. The money was won in part because of the work of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sits on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, and Graves  says over a million people came to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and projects like these keep the money flowing into Louisiana.

Cut 11 (09) “…impact”

Louis has received nearly ten million dollars in grants since November of last year.

A bill has been filed to ban hate-related throws at Mardi Gras parades in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington” 

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Louisiana drivers saved money at the pump in 2019 compared to 2018 and are on course to save more this year.  Matt Doyle has the story.

cut  2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

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New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. Earlier this month a father was stunned when his son caught a racially-themed throw at the Mystic Knights of Adonis parade in Gretna. Carter says all races and ethnicities should be brought together at parades.

Cut 3 (12)  “…need to do”  

When Carter learned a young boy caught a throw, which was a caricature of a black man holding a watermelon with a noose around his neck, less than two weeks later he filed the bill for the session that opens March 9^th.

Cut 4 (11) “…of Mardi Gras.”

If a person is caught throwing hate-related throws in the proposed bill, Carter says the punishment is a tiered approach.

Cut 5 (06)  “…consecutive.”

If the person cannot be identified, then the organization will be fined for the offense.

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According to AAA, in 2019, Louisiana households spent about 13% of their income filling up at the pump.  AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says there were savings compared to 2018 as households saved nearly $46 a month.

Cut 6 (07) “…almost $550.”

While prices saw an uptick earlier in 2020 due to concerns over an Iranian conflict, Redman says coronavirus fears are driving prices down again, so we may see savings this year over last year.

Cut 7 (09) “…time last year.”

Redman says the slow demand for oil due to the virus is mainly focused around flights and shipment cancellations, border closures and embargos.

Cut 8 (08) “…really good prices.”

Friday’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.17.
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Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6 million dollar grant to help expand capacity.

The money was won in part because of the work of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sits on the House Subcommittee on Aviation. Graves says it’s some vital funding.

Cut 9 (09) “…airport″

Louis has received nearly ten million dollars in grants since November of last year.

The one billion dollar new terminal was unveiled last year, but Graves says the rest of the airport’s infrastructure could still use some love.

Cut 10 (10) “we have”

Two taxiways at the airport are also set to undergo construction in the fall, part of a 40 million dollar project.

Graves says over a million people came to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and projects like these keep the money flowing into Louisiana.

Cut 11 (09) “…impact”

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Fears from the Coronavirus could roll over into putting dents into Louisiana’s tourism industry.  UNO Professor of Economics Dr. Janet Speyrer says travelers may cut out nonessential trips due to being unaware of where other travelers may be coming from and their potential to be infected.

Cut 12 (10) “…in the US.”

The markets have taken a hit as a result of the threat and Speyrer says some economists are forecasting the possibility of the coronavirus pressing the US economy into a recession, so people will be making cuts to their leisure spending.

Cut 13 (06) “…travel as much.”

Speyrer says business travel may also see a slump due to cuts in spending.

Cut 14 (11) “…quite a bit.”

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Cut 15 (07) “…him to recover.”

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Cut 16  (12)  …dominate” 

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New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. Earlier this month a father was stunned when his son caught a racially-themed throw at the Mystic Knights of Adonis parade in Gretna. Carter says all races and ethnicities should be brought together at parades.

Cut 3 (12)  “…need to do”  

Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6-million-dollar grant to help expand capacity. The money was won in part because of the work of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sits on the House Subcommittee on Aviation. Graves says the airport has received nearly ten million dollars in grants since November of 2019

Cut 10 (11) “…that you did.”

Louisiana drivers saved money at the pump in 2019 compared to 2018 and are on course to save more this year.  Matt Doyle has the story.

cut  2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

Tyler Perry orders a second autopsy for his nephew, Gavin Porter, who died at the Union Parish Detention Center this week. Porter who was found dead in his cell Tuesday night died of an apparent suicide according to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office says Porter was placed in solitary confinement Saturday after a fight involving several inmates.

Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans scores a 2.6 million dollar grant to help expand capacity. The money was won in part because of the work of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sits on the House Subcommittee on Aviation. Graves says it’s some vital funding.
Cut 9 (09) “…airport″
Louis has received nearly ten million dollars in grants since November of last year.

According to AAA, Louisiana households saved about $46 a month at the pump compared to 2018. While prices saw an uptick earlier in 2020, AAA fuel analyst Don Redman sayscoronavirus fears are driving prices down again, so we may see savings this year over last year.

Cut 7 (09) “…time last year.”

Friday’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.17.

A bill has been filed to ban hate-related throws at Mardi Gras parades in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington” 

A 19-year-old frat boy has been arrest, accused of breaking into Tiger Stadium on separate occasions and causing $8000 in damages to the field with an ATV. The field was under construction and without grass at the time and just had a new drainage system installed when Delta Chi member Clayton Fleetwood used of the ATV on the field area caused enough ruts/damage to require the precision grading to be repeated.

New Orleans State Senator Troy Carter files a bill that will ban “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. When Carter learned a young boy caught a throw, which was a caricature of a black man holding a watermelon with a noose around his neck, less than two weeks later he filed the bill for the session that opens March 9^th.

Cut 4 (11) “…of Mardi Gras.”

The bill proposes fines up to $1000 for the person caught or the organization can be fined the person throwing is not identified.

According to AAA, in 2019, Louisiana households spent about 13% of their income filling up at the pump.  AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says there were savings compared to 2018 as households saved nearly $46 a month.

Cut 6 (07) “…almost $550.”

Tyler Perry orders a second autopsy for his nephew that died at the Union Parish Detention Center this week. Perry has hired a pathologist to perform the autopsy of his nephew Gavin Porter who was found dead in this cell Tuesday night of an apparent suicide according to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office.

President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Ronnie Anderson announces he is retiring this summer following 31 years of leadership.  Anderson says it has been a great run and credits those he’s worked with over the years for contributing to that. Anderson says many of the people he has worked with have become close like family.

Cut 15 (12) “…really close to.”

23rd Judicial District Court Judge Jessie LeBlanc has resigned following her admission of her use of the n-word in an angry text message to former Assumption Parish Chief Deputy Bruce Prejean as their extramarital affair ended.  The letter was filled with accusations directed at others in the court system of who knew what and when. Baton Rouge attorney Franz Borghardt says that the letter creates a lot of questions and feels that the letter’s accusations warrant an investigation.

Cut 6 (08) “…to the community.”

Covington Senator Patrick McMath introduces this year’s effort to ban all handheld phone use for drivers. Seven states, including Louisiana, have partial bans on handheld use, but McMath says partial bans like ours can be nearly impossible to enforce.

Cut 9 (08) “…my phone″

Coronavirus fears have sent the stock market tumbling, with the Dow Jones dropping 1,100 points yesterday alone, and nearly 12 percent over the past five days. That might have older retirement investors spooked, but Tulane Professor of Finance Peter Ricchiuti says those close to retirement likely have moved more towards bonds, which is paying off right about now…

Cut 11 (09) “…in here.”

Ricchiuti says younger investors should look to take advantage of declining stock prices by boosting contributions to their retirement accounts.
President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Ronnie Anderson announces he is retiring this summer following 31 years of leadership.  Anderson doesn’t have too many plans laid out to occupy his time, but he knows he’ll be spending more time with family.

Cut 14 (10) “…stuff with them.”

The Cavs make their only visit to New Orleans tonight to kick off a critically important three-game homestand that could propel the pels closer to securing the 8^th seed. New Orleans is three games back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the West and Coach Alvin Gentry says with 24 games left, the margin for error is small…

cut 19 (29) those games”  

At the NFL combine, former LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson ran a 4-4 in the 40 to help improve his draft stock. Former Tigers tight end Thaddeus Moss has a broken bone in his foot and he will not be able to work out at the combine. And the Cincinnati Bengals reportedly came away very impressed after meeting with Joe Burrow for the first time.

The 11th ranked LSU baseball team will spend the next three days in Houston facing Texas, Baylor and 15th ranked Oklahoma at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park. Coach Paul Mainieri says it will be an exciting weekend for his players and the fans

Cut 16  (16)  …Friday night’   

Louisiana Tech basketball was up by 17 points with just over five minutes to go last night, but lost to Western Kentucky 95-91 in overtime. The Hilltoppers hit three straight three-pointers to force overtime and then outscored the Dunkin Dogs 15-11 in the extra period.

ULM fell to 5-and-14 in the Sun Belt as they lost to Little Rock 79-63.

And the Saints and Quarterback Drew Brees reportedly would like to agree on a new contract before the start of a new league year.