An annual study released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found The Bayou State is now ranked 6th in the nation, instead of first for obesity. LeAnne Redman is an obesity researcher at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center…

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Redman believes healthy initiatives all across the state are making it easier for people to make healthier choices.

A Donaldsonville man who pleaded guilty in 1995 to negligent homicide in a crash that killed a ten-week old infant has avoided prison. Stanley White received a two-year prison sentence 19 years ago, but was never given a report date. White was re-sentenced this week to two years of home incarceration. The parents of the infant say justice was not served. But White’s attorney, Stephen Moore, says White is remorseful and he’s been a model citizen since he made a horrible mistake…

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White was 19 at the time of the accident.

With it now being 4 years since the Deepwater Horizon well was capped, several agencies continue to look at ways we can restore Louisiana’s struggling coast. Dr. Keith Ouchley is the Director of the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana. He says they are implementing several on-the-ground restoration projects. Ouchley says we really need to work on oyster reefs around the coast…

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He says this is an important time for the Gulf restoration process.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Gonzales man after they discovered nearly 100 marijuana plants growing inside his home. 39-year-old Ronald Fuselier Jr. is charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.