US Representative Charles Boustany says allegations that he was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish are false and hurtful. And Boustany says operatives working for State Treasurer John Kennedy are spreading these lies. The accusations are published in a new book about the murders. A spokesperson for the Kennedy campaign says the book speaks for itself.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is working with the US Department of Defense on a study that seeks to improve a soldier’s endurance. Dr. Jennifer Rood is the principal investigator. She says soldiers involved in intense military operations only get half of the daily recommendation of calories, which leads to under performance….
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Rood says the study will explore the effects of testosterone injections to see if it can keep a soliders endurance at a strong level.

About 350 individuals at the Baton Rouge River Center shelter will be re-located to another shelter today, because the River Center needs its facility for upcoming events. American Red Cross spokesperson Vicki Eichstaedt says there’s lots of reasons why people are having trouble finding permanent housing…
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A reaction video to Disney’s gumbo recipe video has almost reached one million views. Emelie Gunn has more on why Louisianans were outraged….
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