Louisiana is leading the nation in the number of reported flu cases, while not even halfway into flu season. Assistant Secretary for the state Office of Public Health Dr. Alex Billioux says the outbreak is the Greater New Orleans area, but experts are not sure why it’s happening so early. Billioux says the state has one of the lowest adult vaccination rates in the nation which is alarming.
Cut 5 (10) “…your older neighbors.”
A new ad from the Edwards campaign is trying to lure Republican Abraham voters to support the incumbent instead of his challenger Eddie Rispone. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat is doubtful that the ad will be successful. He says the message is undercut by the fact that Abraham already seems to have publicly embraced Rispone.
The run-off is November 16th.
Attorney General Jeff Landry is encouraging websites like eBay, and Facebook to crackdown on counterfeit booze being sold on their websites. Landy says those sites claim they’re just the middlemen that connect sellers with buyers, but Landry says it’s clear they’re more than that, and should be responsible for the sales they help facilitate.
If you’re shopping for a used car the Louisiana Department of Insurance is warning you that flood-damaged vehicles from Texas are out on the market. Department Spokesperson John Tolber says in Texas they don’t follow the same rules that apply here in Louisiana to flooded vehicles.
Cut 13 (08) “…in other states.”
In Louisiana, if a vehicle is flooded and totaled the vehicles must submit a certificate of destruction.