The Centers for Disease Control reports a widespread outbreak of the flu in Louisiana. In fact, Louisiana is the only state in the Continental US with widespread flu cases. Dr. Frank Welch, with the state Department of Health and Hospitals, says it’s not a designation the state wants, but we appear to be leading the pack…:
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Welch says the best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot. He says if you get the flu, stay home until you’re better.

During an interview with an LSU student reporter on Tiger TV, Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy said he supports birth control being sold over the counter. The US-Senate candidate has been endorsed by pro-life groups, but on the issue of birth control, based on this interview with a Tiger TV reporter, he backs the sale of over the counter birth control…:
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A telephone poll on the sixth District Congressional runoff shows Republican Garret Graves with a six-percentage point lead over Democrat Edwin Edwards. Scott Carwile has more…:
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Louisiana has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s recent executive order aimed at immigration. Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwel says the President’s plan violates the Constitution, because it rewrites and ignores current federal laws.