President Trump announces the U-S will withdraw from a Universal Postal Union, which allows countries like China to deliver small packages to the U-S at discounted rates. Matt Doyle has more.
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No word on how China will respond to this latest development.
Former Secretary of State Tom Schedler does not admit guilt in the legal settlement that ended a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former secretary. The woman will receive a 167-thousand dollar payment and the participants involved are prohibited from talking about the settlement.
A Houma man has been found not guilty by the reason of insanity for stabbing his mother to death in 2017. Assistant District Attorney Dennis Elfert say the judgement lined up with the defendant’s plea, after four mental health professionals concluded John Monteiro the third’s claim of insanity is legitimate…
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The 36-year-old man has been committed to a state mental facility.
The state has launched a public information campaign called vaccinate before you graduate and it’s designed to raise awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated in high school. Jeri Acosta is a spokesperson for the initiative. Her son was one of two who died during a 2006 meningitis outbreak on the UL Lafayette campus…
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Acosta says most parents think their children are protected, not realizing a second vaccine is needed to protect against Meningitis B.