During President Barack Obama’s visit to Baton Rouge, Governor John Bel Edwards says he showed The Commander-in-Chief the single lane of traffic motorists must pass through in Baton Rouge on I-10 when going from west to east. Edwards said the president understood the importance of getting some additional work done on I-10…

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Lafayette Senator Page Cortez, chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee, says the potential of getting some federal funds to help with Louisiana’s roads is great.

A new study finds Electronic cigarettes may not help smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes. LSU Health New Orleans’ Dr. Edward Trapido says The Lancet Respiratory Medicine report shows adults who use e-cigarettes are 28 percent less likely to quit smoking. He says it’s disturbing that they come in flavors attractive to young adults…

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He says electronic cigarettes have been shown in multiple studies to lead to regular cigarette smoking.

A CreditCards-dot-com report shows Louisiana ranks 25th in the country for managing money. Senior analyst Matt Schulz says considering low credit scores and low median income, Louisianans do fairly well handling credit cards…

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He says Louisiana’s average credit score is three points higher than what’s expected based on what people make.

Two Louisiana whooping cranes that were part of an experimental population were found dead in Texas. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist Sara Zimorski says Texas Wildlife and Fisheries notified them about the birds. She says it’s believed the birds were deliberately killed…

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Zimorski says LDWF has been working hard to build up the whooping crane numbers in the state.