An East Baton Rouge grand jury has indicted four young men who were allegedly involved in the suspected hazing death of an LSU fraternity pledge. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Shreveport Senator John Milkovich’s legislation that would give teachers more freedom to decide how to handle bullies in public schools passed through the Senate Education Committee. The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to “take all steps deemed necessary” to stop bullying, including involving the police, and personally restraining offending students. Milkovich says it would cut down on the red tape involved in stopping bullies.
Milkovich says the bill was inspired by a meeting he had, arranged by a local pastor, with two parents whose daughters had committed suicide after being bullied.
The Senator says the parents reported the bullying several times to the school, but after months, nothing had been done.
Currently, teachers are limited in how they can handle bullying in schools. Milkovich says his legislation would provide educators with new avenues for dealing with classroom abusers.
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Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has passed away at the age of 90. Benson bought the Saints in 1985 after building a car dealership and real estate empire that started in San Antonio, and expanded to his hometown of New Orleans. When the team went up for sale in 1984, then governor Edwin Edwards says he had one priority: finding a buyer who would keep the team in town, and he found that man in Benson.

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Edwards considered Benson a friend, and the two worked together to make the team a staple of Louisiana culture. The governor says if you worked with Benson, you better be a straight shooter.

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A french bulldog died last Monday on a United flight from Houston to New York. The incident has spurred action from one Louisiana Senator. Don Malino has more.
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Shreveport Senator John Milkovich’s legislation that would give teachers more freedom to decide how to handle bullies in public schools passed through the Senate Education Committee. The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to “take all steps deemed necessary” to stop bullying, including involving the police, and personally restraining offending students. Milkovich says the bill was inspired by a meeting he had, arranged by a local pastor, with two parents whose daughters had committed suicide after being bullied.
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Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has passed away at the age of 90. Benson bought the Saints in 1985 after building a car dealership and real estate empire that started in San Antonio, and expanded to his hometown of New Orleans. When the team went up for sale in 1984, then governor Edwin Edwards says he had one priority: finding a buyer who would keep the team in town, and he found that man in Benson.
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Ten people were arrested in the alleged hazing death of LSU student Maxwell Gruver, but only four of the young men were indicted by an East Baton Rouge grand jury. At the time of the arrests, Matthew Naquin was the only one charged with negligent homicide, and the grand jury found enough evidence to indict him on that charge. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino….

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Many are remembering the remarkable life of Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, who passed away at the age of 90 years old after battling flu complications the last three weeks. Governor John Bel Edwards credits Benson for bringing New Orleans back to life after Hurricane Katrina….

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Shortly after Katrina, Benson hired Sean Payton as the Saints head coach and two months later the team inked future hall of famer Drew Brees which led to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl in the 2009 season. A couple years later, Benson purchased at that time the New Orleans Hornets. Mr. Benson’s wife, Gayle Benson, will run both professional franchises. But Mr. Benson’s disowned daughter and two grand children could possibly fight to gain control of both organizations.

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Tough night for the Pelicans in San Antonio last night as New Orleans fell to the Spurs 98-93. Anthony Davis had 21 points and 14 rebounds, but he fouled out after 36 minutes. New Orleans remains in fifth place in the Western Conference.

ULM’s season ended last night as they fell to Austin Peay in the C-I-T 80-66.

In other college hoop news, Richie Riley has left Nicholls for South Alabama. And McNeese named BYU Associate Coach Heath Schroyer as its new head coach.

LSU opens SEC play tonight at Alex Box Stadium as the Fighting Tigers host Missouri. Coach Paul Mainieri says the SEC is once again loaded with great teams…

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Zack Hess starts on the mound for the Tigers tonight who are 12-6 on the season. First pitch is at 7 PM.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson is being remembered fondly today. Matt Doyle has more…
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Senator John Kennedy has co-sponsored the WOOFF act which stands for welfare of our furry friends act. He’s aiming to curtail the death’s of animals on airlines like the one last Monday on a United flight.

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Shreveport Senator John Milkovich’s legislation that would give teachers more freedom to decide how to handle bullies in public schools passed through the Senate Education Committee. The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to “take all steps deemed necessary” to stop bullying, including involving the police, and personally restraining offending students. Milkovich says it would cut down on the red tape involved in stopping bullies.

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Ten people were arrested in the alleged hazing death of LSU student Maxwell Gruver, but only four of the young men were indicted by an East Baton Rouge grand jury. At the time of the arrests, Matthew Naquin was the only one charged with negligent homicide, and the grand jury found enough evidence to indict him on that charge. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino….

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With the Louisiana Radio Network Legislative Report, I’m Matt Doyle.

the governor dropped by the Senate Labor Committee today to testify on behalf of bills he says would help Louisiana families. He spoke for bills that would raise the minimum wage, mandate equal pay for women, and allow employees to openly discuss pay with other employees without retribution.

The equal pay proposal would expand the Louisiana Equal Pay Act to private employers, and Edwards says the gender pay gap in Louisiana is a disgrace.

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The bill was passed 6-1

The committee also passed a minimum wage hike to 8.50 along party lines. Edwards says right now, 7.25 can barely buy you enough to eat.

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While legislators were hammering out legislation in committee, A new survey by LSU shows Louisiana residents are not particularly happy with state government. Michael Henderson with the Manship school…

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Shreveport Senator John Milkovich’s legislation that would give teachers more freedom to decide how to handle bullies in public schools passed through the Senate Education Committee. The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to “take all steps deemed necessary” to stop bullying. Milkovich says it’s time to stand against schoolyard abusers.

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Milkovich says the bill was inspired by a meeting he had with two parents whose daughters had committed suicide.

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The Senator says the parents reported the bullying several times to the school, but after months, nothing had been done.

Milkovich says his legislation would provide educators with new avenues for dealing with classroom abusers.

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The bill faces opposition from the governor’s office, who says the bill is “overly regulatory”.

The Senate Finance committee approved a bill this afternoon that would raise the minimum wage to eight dollars an hour on January 1st and 8.50 an hour beginning January 1st, 2020. Governor John Bel Edwards testified in favor of the legislation…
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Minimum wage bills haven’t had much success in previous sessions.

Spicy comments were made in the postgame press conferences following LSU’s 84-76 win over UL Lafayette in the first round of the NIT. Tigers Coach Will Wade took exception to what Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin said before the game, Marlin says he stands by the comments he made on Monday when he said the Cajuns should have hosted the game, because they had the better season and had more wins…
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The Louisiana survey from the LSU has found 50-percent of respondents believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, a 10-percent increase over last year. The poll of 850 residents also found 60-percent believe elected officials should work with other elected officials they disagree with rather than standing up just for their own positions. Michael Henderson, director of the Public Policy Research Lab, says the political bickering has spread to the state’s citizens…
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The man convicted in the road rage shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison today. 56-year-old Ronald Gasser was facing 40 years for his manslaughter conviction. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says the publicity around the case led to a longer sentence…
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Gasser shot and killed McKnight at a traffic light in Jefferson Parish in 2016.

An East Baton Rouge grand jury has indicted four young men in the alleged hazing death of Maxwell Gruver. Ten people were originally charged, but the grand jury declined to act on several of those. Matthew Naquin was indicted on negiligent homicide and three others were indicted on a hazing charge.

The Senate Labor Committee approved bills increasing the minimum wage, enacting equal pay in the private sector, and ending pay secrecy. Matt Doyle has more.
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The man convicted in the road rage shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison today. 56-year-old Ronald Gasser was facing 40 years for his manslaughter conviction. McKnight’s mother spoke to reporters following the sentencing…
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Gasser’s attorneys are seeking a new trial.

A fired up LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade went on a rant last night following the Tigers 84-76 win over UL Lafayette in the first round of the NIT. Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin believed the game should have been played in Lafayette, because his team had the better record and a higher R-P-I, but Wade says the N-I-T did the right thing by scheduling the game inside the Maravich Center…..
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The Cajuns season is over, while the Tigers will play Utah on Monday night in the second round of the NIT.