The political feud between US Senator David Vitter and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ramped up this week…:
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso announced this morning that the area that had been declared a crime scene under the I-10 bridge this week was being searched because a credible informant told authorities that a Phoenix man wanted on rape charges is suspected of dumping a body there. He says nothing was found under the bridge, but the investigation is not over. The suspect, 35-year-old Gammion McCloud, was arrested in Oregon on unrelated charges and will be extradited back to Calcasieu Parish.

A survey from the LSU Public Policy Research Lab finds Louisiana residents are becoming more disgruntled over the direction the state is heading. Researcher Michael Henderson says in January 45% of the respondents said the state is moving in the wrong direction — they asked that question again this summer and now the percentage is up to 59..:
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Henderson believes when a new governor is sworn in, he’s sure we’ll see more citizens saying Louisiana is moving in the right direction.

A Tulane study raises concerns about adverse side effects when taking statins. Dr. Eckhard Alt, director of cardiovascular research, says statins increase stem cell aging and death rates, diminishing their DNA repair abilities which cause these side effects…:
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Statins are known to lower cholesterol and help patients with cardiovascular disease.