Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says she’s in the fight for her life as the 74-year-old is battling liver cancer. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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LaPolitics Weekly reports Congressman Ralph Abraham is considering a run for governor in 2019. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the Richland Parish lawmaker is very popular in north and central Louisiana, but…:
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Abraham says he hasn’t made any decisions, but a number of people are asking him about it.

Multiple reports indicate fewer people are watching as much pro football as they used too. Baton Rouge-based Todd Advertising Agency owner Deborah Todd says it’s not just national anthem protests, she says viewer fatigue has also set in, because of an over saturation of games…:
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She also says a lot of people are getting rid of cable in favor of streaming services which further diverts attention away from pro sports.

A dozen juvenile whooping cranes have been released at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge as part of an ongoing effort to protect them from extinction. Biologist Sara Zimorski with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says they are joining eleven others released a couple of weeks ago in Vermilion Parish…:
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In 2016, the first whooping crane chick hatched in the wild in Louisiana since 1939, a significant sign of recovery for the species.