The first negative commercial in Louisiana’s governor’s race has hit the airwaves. It comes from a super PAC supporting Senator David Vitter. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says the other candidates also have super PACs, so he expects them to become more active now that the front-runner in the race has fired the first shot…

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The 30-second TV ad criticizes Vitter’s republican opponents, Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne, for supporting tax increases.

The LSU football team and the Head Health Network are partnering up to study how impacts to the head effect players. H-H-N President Curtis Cruz says LSU has been proactive with this issue and the Head Health Network is trying to improve the process by which LSU protects its players…

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He says this study will give training staff a much better handle on how to treat concussions.

The state Department of Health and Hospitals says the brain eating amoeba has been found in a water system in Ouachita Parish. They say the North Monroe Water System, which serves about 8,400 residents in the town of Sterlington, tested positive for the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. A 60-day chlorine burn on the system will be conducted to eliminate the amoeba. Officials remind residents that the water is safe to use and drink, but you should avoid getting water up your nose.

A data compiling website called RoadSnacks has put together a list of the “Most Redneck Cities in Louisiana” and Shreveport is number 1. Michelle Southern reports…:

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