The National Institutes of Health grants LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center with 5.3 million dollars to study why certain people benefit more or less from exercise. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A State Trooper has been arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and malfeasance in office. Alexandria Police booked 43-year-old Jeffrey Covington of Alexandria after he allegedly entered a person home on Thursday morning and was confronted, but left without incident. .

Tickets to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20th have been very popular. Cole Avery is a spokesperson for Congressman Ralph Abraham’s office and says they don’t have enough tickets to meet the demand, but they are keeping a record of everyone who made requests…
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Avery says they had over 300 ticket requests and only 185 to give away.

Doctor Chris Carlton with LSU’s Entomology Department says we’ve seen a larger population of the Asian Lady Beetle this year. Carlton says there are many yards in Louisiana where we are seeing large swarms of this insect. He says they will bite a human, but they are not aggressive…
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He says the best way to keep these ladbuy look-alikes out of your home is to make sure your windows and doors are closed and tightly sealed.