Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has announced she is fighting an incurable form of liver cancer. This comes after a diagnosis in 2011 of a rare form of ocular melanoma which was found in her eyes. Chief of Surgical Oncology at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Adam Riker says if one treatment doesn’t work, there are several therapies that can tried in mainstream and experimental medicine…
The 74-year-old served as Louisiana’s first female governor from 2004 to 2008. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Blanco changed the face of politics in Louisiana becoming a trailblazer for females in public office…
Authorities in St. Landry Parish are investigating the finding of a 21-year-old woman’s body from Shreveport in Lake Dubisson (Doo-ba-san). Sheriff Bobby Guidroz (Gee-dro) says the body was found this morning. A search started Sunday after a fisherman reeled in an unusual item from the lake…
Police say she disappeared from an Alexandria motel.
Gas prices in Louisiana are on a steady downward trend, as the current statewide average of $2.26 is 4 cents lower on the week. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says prices will fall further after the holidays with January and February as one of the best times of the year at the pump…: