Category Archives: News
Heart attack risk rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve
A new study from Sweden has found the risk of having a heart attack rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve. Cardiologist Dr. Frank Smart at LSU Health New Orleans said the research shows that couple...
Dec 20, 2018 Mark Gunn / CC
AAA forecasts record setting winter holiday travel
AAA is reporting over 1/3 of the nation's population is expected to be on the move with the winter holiday travel plans. AAA spokesperson Don Redman said this year's estimations are record-setting, sa...
Dec 20, 2018 Gohsuke Takama / CC
Edwards opposes closed primaries
The state GOP is calling for a return to closed primaries that only let party members vote for party candidates. Currently voters are free to vote for whoever in the primary, and the top two candidate...
Dec 19, 2018
Top college football prospect stays home to attend LSU
The nation's number one prospect according to Rivals.com is officially an LSU Tiger on the first day of college football's early signing period. Derek Stingley Jr. signed his national letter of intent...
Dec 19, 2018
Louisiana population sees 11,000 drop
According to the US Census Bureau, Louisiana is among nine states that have seen a loss of population, with a decrease of nearly 11,000 in the time between July 2017 and July 2018. Demographer Greg Ri...
Dec 19, 2018
$35 million Prien Bridge construction project to start in early January
Construction of the Prien Lake Bridge portion of I-210 in the Lake Charles area is set to begin in early January. The project will see the addition of extra lighting and a new surface for the 930-foot...
Dec 19, 2018
Creative bulletins are taking over highway message boards
If you have seen one of the state's digital message boards lately, you may have noticed the safety messages are more creative. State department of transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett said drive...
Dec 18, 2018
SLCC and Nicholls State sign four articulation agreements
South Louisiana Community College has inked a deal with Nicholls State University for four articulation agreements which should provide a smoother transition from the community college into the four-y...
Dec 18, 2018
Gov: Obamacare court case could impact hundreds of thousands of Louisianans
Governor John Bel Edwards says a Texas judge's decision to declare the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional could lead to the loss of health insurance for 480,000 recipients of the Medicaid exp...
Dec 18, 2018
Vinton child with inoperable brain tumor receives over 30,000 Christmas cards
Earlier this year, 8-year-old Drake Quibodeaux of Vinton was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. When asked what he wanted for Christmas, he made a simple request for Christmas cards. Now, the n...
Dec 18, 2018
