The flu season in Louisiana is ramping up as we’ve surpassed other states with the number of cases. Dr. Frank Welch with LDH says five out of 100 visits to the doctor are for flu like symptoms, and a nasty strain is going around this year…:
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He says this bad flu season will likely last from six to eight weeks.

The names of the three victims killed in Wednesday’s explosion at a packaging plant near DeRidder have been released. 32-year-old William Rolls, 40-year-old Sedrick Stallworth and 40-year-old Jody Goch were working at the plant when two tanks burst open. State Police Sergeant James Anderson says they do have a preliminary cause…:
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Seven other workers were injured, but only one is still in the hospital.

Marvel has selected Louisiana as their filming location for a new TV series to air on the Freeform network. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The National Weather Service confirmed five tornado touchdowns during Tuesday’s severe weather. An EF-2 touched down in Killian where two people were injured and a damage path of about one mile. A tornado track in Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish was found and moved east 6 miles into St. James Parish. In eastern New Orleans, there were reports of an E-F 3 tornado that left 25 injured.