The state Department of Health and Hospitals announce the discovery of the brain eating amoeba in a water system in Ouachita Parish. State Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the amoeba was found in the North Monroe Water System, which serves the town of Sterlington. Guidry says this is the fourth discovery this summer and there is a common thread…:
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A 60 day chlorine burn on the system will begin as soon as possible.

A super pac supporting Senator David Vitter has released the first negative commercial in Louisiana’s governor’s race. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley figured the race would get more heated around the Labor Day holiday…:
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The TV ad criticizes Vitter’s Republican opponents, Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne, for supporting tax increases.

The FDA has sent warning letters to 5 distributors of pure powdered caffeine and Louisiana Poison Control Center Director Mark Ryan agrees the product puts consumers at risk. He says while smaller doses of caffeine in coffee or sodas are okay, danger enters the equation when you’re dealing with powder caffeine in a bulk container..:
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The warning letters follow caffeine overdose deaths last year of two people.

Bad news for Saints fans. The NFL Network announces Cornerback Keenan Lewis had hip surgery and will be out 4-6 weeks. The Black and Gold’s final preseason game is Thursday at Green Bay.