The US drug Enforcement Administration has reclassified hydrocodone-based drugs, such as Lortab and Vicodin, into a new and more restrictive category meaning they will be harder to obtain. LSU Health’s Emergency Medicine Chairman, Dr. Tom Arnold, says the federal government is trying to reign in an epidemic drug abuse…:
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He says abuse of these drugs in the United States is getting out of control which is why the federal government is stepping in.

The Wall Street Journal reports says the US Senate race in Louisiana is one of the dirtiest in the nation. The publication did a study of campaign ads and found that zero ads by Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy were positive over a two-week period. Some say this is the most negative campaign in the nation.

The state says the number of Louisiana students scoring 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams – and thereby earning college credit – has increased 24.6 percent in 2014. The state education department also says more students are taking AP classes: Louisiana is now ranked 38th for the percentage of high school juniors and seniors taking an AP test. In 2012, we were last in the nation.

Could LSU turn their season around? Tiger coach Les Miles thinks so but says the starting QB job is back to being undetermined…:
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