The national independent pharmacist of the year hails from right here in Louisiana. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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The search for the next president of Southern University has been narrowed down to 3. Brian Bridges, Roscoe Jones and Larissa Littleton-Steib will be considered by the Southern University Board of Supervisors. The Southern University System has campuses in Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans.

Louisiana Tech and UL Lafayette kick off the first game of their renewed Sun Belt rivalry tonight, and now it’s got a little more at stake. Governor Jeff Landry announced that Louisiana’s three Sun Belt schools, ULL, ULM and LA Tech, will compete for the Governor’s Cup in football each year.

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Landry says the cup will go to whichever team wins the regular season series among the three schools.

Louisiana is lending a helping hand to Florida’s Panhandle as communities begin recovering from the powerful category 2 hurricane Isaias that moved through the area last night. Regional Vice President for Acadian Ambulance, Porter Taylor, says their crews could be in Florida for the next couple of weeks…

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LSU returns to SEC play tonight when they face the 4-1 Kentucky Wildcats. A big reason for the wildcats’ success has been Notre Dame transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey who thrown 11 touchdowns and only one interception in his first season as a starter. LSU coach Lane Kiffin breaks down what he sees in his game.

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Kickoff at Kroger Field is set for 6:30.

The search for the next president of Southern University has been narrowed down to 3. Brian Bridges, Roscoe Jones and Larissa Littleton-Steib will be considered by the Southern University Board of Supervisors. The Southern University System has campuses in Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans.

If you want to help clean up Louisiana, all you have to do is buy a slush. Kace Kieschnick has more…

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Former New Orleans Saints coach “Iron” Mike Ditka has died. Ditka coached the Saints from 1997 to 1999, but was likely best known as the coach of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears. In 1988 Ditka became the first tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Coach Ditka was 86.

Louisiana is lending a helping hand to Florida’s Panhandle as communities begin recovering from the powerful hurricane that moved through the area. Regional Vice President for Acadian Ambulance, Porter Taylor, says they have deployed 15 ambulances to assist with the response to Hurricane Isaias…

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Taylor says their crews could be in Florida for the next couple of weeks.

LSU visits Kentucky tonight to face a Wildcats team led by first-year head coach Will Stein. The former Oregon offensive coordinator is off to a hot 4-and-1 start in Lexington, and LSU coach Lane Kiffin says you can tell his team is well-coached by their confidence on the field.

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 Kickoff at Kroger Field is set for 6:30.

The National Community Pharmacists Association names its national pharmacist of the year, and he hails from right here in Louisiana. T.J. Woodard, owner of Prescriptions to Geaux, was the recipient of the Willard B. Simmons award. Woodward’s alma mater is also benefitting from his honor.

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Woodard earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from ULM in 2007. He later earned his MBA from LSU in 2011.

Louisiana SONIC Drive-Ins are partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support litter cleanup across the state. Pray SONIC Marketing Director Lori Moresi (MOR-zee) says 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales of Blue Pelican Slushes will go to Keep Louisiana Beautiful.

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Louisiana is lending a helping hand to help Florida’s panhandle amid Hurricane Isaias. Acadian Ambulance Regional Vice President Porter Taylor says they’ve deployed 15 ambulances to assist with preparations and response.

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Taylor says ambulances have been deployed to Marianna, Florida, and their crews could be in the state for the next couple of weeks.

The National Community Pharmacists Association names its national pharmacist of the year, and he hails from right here in Louisiana. T.J. Woodard owns Prescriptions to Geaux, which has two locations in Baton Rouge. Woodard, who earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from ULM in 2007, was very humble when he learned that he was named national pharmacist of the year by the NCPA.

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Louisiana SONIC Drive-Ins are partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support litter cleanup across the state. Pray SONIC Marketing Director Lori Moresi (MOR-zee) says 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales of Blue Pelican Slushes will go to Keep Louisiana Beautiful.

Cut 10 (07) “…with a purpose.” 

The slush is a blend of Sprite, blue coconut and sweet cream.

There’s now a little more at stake in Saturday night’s Louisiana Tech-UL Lafayette game as they renew their longtime rivalry. Governor Landry announced that Louisiana’s three Sun Belt schools – those two along with ULM – will compete for the Governor’s Cup in football each year. He says the cup will go to whichever team wins the regular season series among the three schools.

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The national independent pharmacist of the year hails from right here in Louisiana. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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The Trump Administration has announced that 37-million dollars is heading to Louisiana to help increase the rural healthcare workforce. Up to 20-million dollars will connect colleges with rural healthcare providers, 13 million dollars will be used to recruit and retain physicians in rural areas and another five million dollars will be used to create healthcare career pathways.

Its 10^th ranked LSU versus Kentucky tomorrow night. The Wildcats are four and one, and their starting Q-B is Notre Dame transfer Kenny Minchey, who has thrown 11 touchdowns to just one interception. Tigers Coach Lane Kiffin…

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Kick off is at 6 PM at Kroger Field.

If you buy Blue Pelican Slush at Sonic, 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales will go to the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Foundation. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says many people don’t realize how much it costs to pick up thrash in this state. Last year he says 90-million dollars was spent cleaning up litter…

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The slush will be available until March 31.

A nice weekend is on tap for Louisiana, but a few hundred miles to the east of us a major hurricane is set to make landfall along the Florida panhandle. Acadian Ambulance has sent 15 ambulances along with personnel to assist with preparations for and response to Hurricane Isaias. Regional Vice President Porter Taylor says they could be there for two weeks…

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Rain and breezy conditions could impact tomorrow night’s LSU-Kentucky game. The National Weather Service is calling for a nearly 90-percent chance of rain in Lexington at gametime. The Wildcats are 4-and-1 under first year head coach Will Stein. LSU head coach Lane Kiffin…

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Kick-off is at 6 PM.

If you want to help clean up Louisiana, all you have to do is buy a slush. Kace Kieschnick has more…

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NFL legend and former Saints head coach Mike Ditka has passed away at the age of 86. Ditka, who was a Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and won a Super Bowl as the Bears head coach in the Superdome in January of 1986, was the head coach for the Black and Gold for three seasons in the late 1990s and had a record of 15 and 33. He famously traded all of his draft picks in 1999 to select running back Ricky Williams.

With Hurricane Isaias taking aim at Florida’s panhandle as a major hurricane, Louisiana is lending a helping hand. Porter Taylor, the regional vice president for Acadian Ambulance, says they’re deploying ambulances to Marianna, Florida, and they’ll hunker down once the storm starts impacting the area.

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The newly-crowned national pharmacist of the year, who hails from Baton Rouge, says contrary to popular belief, he and other independent pharmacists are able to effectively compete against the major pharmacy chains.

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T.J. Woodard, who owns Prescriptions to Geaux, says the biggest challenge is pharmacy benefit managers which also own the big pharmacy chains reimbursing them at below their costs.

Louisiana Tech and UL Lafayette kick off the first game of their renewed Sun Belt rivalry tomorrow night, and now it’s got a little more at stake. Governor Jeff Landry announced that Louisiana’s three Sun Belt schools, those two and ULM, will compete for the Governor’s Cup in football each year.

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The cup will go to whichever team wins the regular season series among the three schools. Tech’s trip to ULM next week will be the second game in the series, and the Warhawks and Cajuns will cap off the race for the cup on November 12.

Louisiana SONIC Drive-Ins are partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support litter cleanup across the state by donating 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales of Blue Pelican Slushes to the organization. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says the partnership gives Louisianians the opportunity to support their effort to keep the paradise in Sportsman’s Paradise.

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The national independent pharmacist of the year hails from right here in Louisiana. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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The National Hurricane Center says Isaias could be a dangerous Category Three storm when it makes landfall along the Florida panhandle during the overnight hours. State Climatologist Jay Grymes expects breezy conditions for the southeastern parishes and the backside flow around the storm will help produce a decent weekend, with a modest dip in humidity.

Its 10^th ranked LSU versus Kentucky tomorrow night. The Wildcats are four and one, and their starting Q-B is Notre Dame transfer Kenny Minchey, who has thrown 11 touchdowns to just one interception. Tigers Coach Lane Kiffin…

Cut 6 (13) “…confidence”

Kick off is at 6 PM at Kroger Field.

Louisiana SONIC Drive-Ins are partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support litter cleanup across the state. Pray SONIC Marketing Director Lori Moresi (MOR-zee) says 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales of Blue Pelican Slushes will go to Keep Louisiana Beautiful.

Cut 10 (07) “…with a purpose.”

The slush is a blend of Sprite, blue coconut and sweet cream.