With the holidays coming up, the state Office of Public Health is concerned only 25-percent of healthy adults in the state have received a flu shot.
cut 2 (31) “.Jeff Palermo.”

Former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn is among a group of NFL retired players involved in an alleged scheme to defraud an NFL health care benefit program. Prosecutors say these former players submitted false claims to the plan and received money for expensive medical equipment never purchased. Horn could be charged with fraud.

Most of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation supports a new North American trade deal that the President and Democrats have agreed on and still needs approval from Congress. But Republican Senator John Kennedy is reserving judgement…
cut 11 (09) “…for it”
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Strain says the U-S-M-C-A will bring unparalleled growth to the ag economy.

A big winter festival gets underway this afternoon. It’s known as Alex Winter Fete and one of the big attractions is an ice skating rink. There will also be an ugly sweater Five-K run on Saturday, a cookie eating contest, food vendors and of course live music….
cut 5 (10) “….approximately 2 PM.
That’s Interim Director of Community Services T-J Nash Senior who says more details can be found at alex-winter-fete-dot-com.