LSU Football head coach, Brian Kelly said they are not interested in buying players after two top defensive players committed to other schools. Kelly made the comments to WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge. TigerRag Editor, Todd Horne, says Damonic Williams and Simeon Barrow ended up getting more lucrative NIL deals at other schools.

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Since the 2020 hurricane season a Lake Charles shelter for domestic and sexual violence victims hasn’t been able to house residents. Executive director of Oasis A Safe Haven, Kathy Manuel says on Monday they’ll reopen their doors to a completely renovated shelter.

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Manuel says survivors were either housed in hotels or placed in shelters elsewhere.

University Medical Center in New Orleans is launching a summer program to hire 100 Nursing Techs. Sean Richardson has the story.

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In Shreveport 19-year-old Bobby Davis was arrested after allegedly waving a gun around and threatening people near Booker T. Washington High School. The incident happened around 6:40 last night. Davis is charged with aggravated assault.

University Medical Center in New Orleans is launching a summer program to hire 100 Nursing Techs. Sean Richardson has the story.

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A Lake Charles domestic and sexual violence shelter will reopen its doors Monday after a complete renovation from the 2020 hurricane season. Brooke Thorington has more.

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LSU Football head coach, Brian Kelly said they are not interested in buying players after two top defensive players committed to other schools. Kelly made the comments to WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge. TigerRag Editor, Todd Horne, says Damonic Williams and Simeon Barrow ended up getting more lucrative NIL deals at other schools..

Cut 3 (11) “…defensive tackels.” 

Williams committed to Oklahoma after two seasons at TCU. Barrow is headed to Miami after three seasons at Michigan State.
Kelly has said signing defensive tackles from the transfer portal is a priority this offseason, but so far they’ve missed out on big names. Kelly told WAFB-TV that they are not going to buy players, they have something else to sell…

Cut 4 (07) “…the fall.” 

When asked about what defensive tackle Damonic Williams out of TCU’s intentions were behind entering the transfer portal, Horne said it looks like its about one thing…money.

Cut 5 (10)  “…demanded 7 figures.” 

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University Medical Center in New Orleans is looking to hire 100 Nursing Techs this summer.  Spokesperson Rachel Nichols says this is a strategic move from UMC and  LCMC to build a stronger Healthcare workforce for nursing students.

Cut 6  (06) “…future of healthcare.” 

The program helps take nursing students in their junior and senior year and help mentor them in to a nursing staff position.
Nichols said this is a broad healthcare profession pipeline working together to invest in future of the healthcare workforce.

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Phase One starts May 20th with weekly hands-on training, a one-on-one mentorship program, and networking opportunities for the students available.

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Since the 2020 hurricane season a Lake Charles shelter for domestic and sexual violence victims hasn’t been able to house residents. Executive director of Oasis A Safe Haven, Kathy Manuel (pronounced manual) says on Monday they’ll reopen their doors to a completely renovated shelter.

Cut 9 (09) “…the shelter.” 

Manuel says survivors were either housed in hotels or placed in shelters elsewhere, which presented a security risk.

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Often victims are hesitant to seek shelter if they’ll be housed in another city. Manuel hopes now they’ll take that bold step towards recovery and seek shelter in their renovated facility.

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The shelter was gutted after the storms and now it has new floors, walls, and a new security system.

To find a shelter near you visit domesticshelters.org

https://oasisasafehaven.org/

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LSU Football head coach, Brian Kelly said they’re not interested in buying players after two top defensive players committed to other schools. Kelly made the comments to WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge and TigerRag Editor, Todd Horne says Kelly said that they are not going to buy players, they have something else to sell…

Cut 4 (07) “…the fall.” 

Damonic Williams and Simeon Barrow got more lucrative NIL deals elsewhere.

University Medical Center in New Orleans is looking to hire 100 Nursing Techs this summer.  Spokesperson Rachel Nichols says Phase One starts May 20th with weekly hands-on training, a one-on-one mentorship program, and networking opportunities are available for students.

Cut 8 (03 ) “…University Medical Center.” 

The program takes nursing students in their junior and senior years and mentors them for nursing staff positions.

Since the 2020 hurricane season a Lake Charles shelter for domestic and sexual violence victims hasn’t been able to house residents. Executive director of Oasis A Safe Haven, Kathy Manuel (pronounced manual) says survivors were either housed in hotels or placed in shelters elsewhere, which presented a security risk.

Cut 10 (12) “…want to meet” 

If you need help visit domesticshelters-dot -org for the closest shelter.

Legislation to hold a Constitutional Convention passes in the full House after amendments to change the start date from May 20^th to August 1^st. Bill author New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu says the dates were altered over concerns that the process was hasty.

Cut 12 (07) “…be rushed.” 

The bill now heads to a Senate committee.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly told WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge that they are not in the market to buy players. Kelly’s comments are referring to LSU’s inability to sign defensive tackles out of the transfer portal. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says word on the street is that TCU’s Damonic Williams reeled a very lucrative NIL deal when he committed to Oklahoma Oklahoma…
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Kelly says LSU’s collective offers generous opportunities but LSU also offers the opportunity to be developed.

University Medical Center in New Orleans is looking to hire 100 Nursing Techs this summer. Spokesperson Rachel Nichols says this is a strategic move from UMC and LCMC to build a stronger Healthcare workforce for nursing students.
Cut 6 (07) “…future of healthcare.”
The program helps take nursing students in their junior and senior year and help mentor them in to a nursing staff position. More information can be found at umcno.org.

A Lake Charles domestic and sexual violence shelter will reopen its doors Monday after a complete renovation from the 2020 hurricane season. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A judge has sentenced an 11-year-old Iberia Parish girl to seven years in juvenile detention, 3.5 years are suspended, in connection with the murder of Kameran Bedsole last November. She was originally charged with murder, but those charges were dropped and ended up pleading guilty to obstruction of justice in April.

A bill to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s abortion ban when the victim is under the age of 17 fails in committee after emotional debate. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A hospital in West Monroe is for sale. Steward Health Care system has filed for bankruptcy and they own Glenwood Regional Medical Center and so the plan to sell that hospital and several others. For over a year, Glenwood has struggled to keep supplies, maintain equipment and staff.

University Medical Center in New Orleans says it wants to recruit and employ 100 nursing technicians this summer in an effort to bolster the healthcare workforce. Spokesperson Rachel Nichols says the program takes nursing students in their junior and senior and help mentor them in to a nursing staff position
cut 7 (05) “…throughout Louisiana”
Phase one of the Nurturing the Future of Nursing begins May 20 and visit U-M-C-N-O-dot-org for more information.

The Oasis A Safe Haven, a domestic and sexual violence shelter, in Lake Charles will resume housing for survivors on Monday for the first time since Hurricane Laura hit the region in 2020. Director Kathy Manuel says since Laura, they’ve housed survivors in hotels or shelters, so they are glad this service has returned to Lake Charles…
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The shelter was gutted after the storms and now it has new floors, walls, and a new security system.

Federal judges have ordered Louisiana lawmakers to try again and draw up a Congressional map that can be used for the 2024 federal elections. The three-judge panel gave lawmakers until June 3rd to approve a new map or they’ll draw one for them. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this would be the Legislature’s third try…
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Secretary of State Nancy Landry has said they need to have a map in place by May 15th to adequately prepare for the November Congressional races.

Since the 2020 hurricane season a Lake Charles shelter for domestic and sexual violence victims hasn’t been able to house residents. But Executive director of Oasis A Safe Haven, Kathy Manuel, says that changes on Monday…
Cut 9 (09) “…the shelter.”
Manuel says survivors were either housed in hotels or placed in shelters elsewhere but now they will be able to house residents in Lake Charles.

University Medical Center in New Orleans is launching a summer program to hire 100 Nursing Techs. Sean Richardson has the story.
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A bill to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s near total abortion ban in Louisiana for minors fails along party lines to advance from House Criminal Justice. New Orleans Democrat Representative Alonzo Knox supports the bill and says forcing a child to give birth to a rapist’s baby is unthinkable…

Cut 10 (11) “…disgusting way.”

Opponents say pregnancies should be carried to term no matter what led to conception.

The Louisiana House approves a bill calling for a constitutional convention. It would begin on August 1st instead of May 20th as originally proposed, so there’s more time to discuss how the constitution will be updated. But Baton Rouge Representative Edmond Jordan is skeptical…
cut 14 (12) “….not true”
The measure heads to the Senate.

Since Louisiana’s latest congressional map was thrown out by a three-judge-panel, they’ve given the legislature until June 3rd to draw a new one or they will impose their own map for the November election. Colleen Crain has more.

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In baseball LSU made a huge comeback to beat Northwestern State six to five. The Tigers were down five to two in the 5^th inning and U-L Lafayette shutout Jackson State 5-0.

Legislation to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s near-total abortion ban failed to get out of a House committee. It’s a personal issue for bill author and New Orleans Democratic Representative Delisha Boyd. Boyd whose mother was raped in her teens and turned to drugs to cope with the trauma and died before she was 30.

Cut 8 (07) “…these children.” 

The bill was amended to only add exceptions if the victim is under the age of 17.

Haughton Republican, Representative Dodie Horton says while she agrees the rape of a child is horrific, she believes the life of the unborn child should be protected.

Cut 9 (07)  “…innocent child.”

The bill failed along party lines seven to four to advance from  House Governmental Affairs.

A three-judge federal panel that rejected the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year has ordered the legislature to come up with a new map by June 3rd or the courts will draw the map. But Secretary of State Nancy Landry says they need a map by May 15th for the November election. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the federal court system has put the state in a tough position…
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A Senate-approved bill requiring public school students to either turn off or stow away their cell phones during instructional time receives approval from House Education. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says during an active shooter situation, students should be focusing on hiding and being quiet…

Cut 7 (07) “…safety protocol.”

Her bill now heads to the House floor, if it passes it would go in effect next school year.