A study finds fewer fat people are trying to lose weight. The Georgia Southern University report found overweight Americans who said they are trying to drop pounds fell from 55% to 49%. Executive Director of the Louisiana Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Rudy Macklin, says weight loss efforts are abandoned for a variety of reasons….
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Macklin says others get discouraged quickly once they do not see results right away.

A federal judge rules New Orleans can take down the Liberty Place Monument, which Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the most offensive out of the monuments that have been declared nuisances. The Liberty Place monument commemorates an 1874 battle between police and members of the White League. 30 people died.

Governor Edwards sent a letter to President Trump asking him to cut the red tape so Louisiana can get started on five major coastal restoration projects. Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Johnny Bradberry…
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The money is coming from B-P as a result of the 2010 oil spill.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more and more babies are born with syphilis. Halen Doughty has more…
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