The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirms that the brain-eating ameba, Naegleria Fowleri, has now been found in a water system in Sabine Parish. Office of Public Health Medical Director, Takiesha Davis, says while the ameba is potentially dangerous, it doesn’t make water unusable…

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She says a chlorine burn has been ordered for that water supply in Sabine Parish.

State Police say a 53-year-old Gonzales man was killed yesterday when a tree limb came crashing down on him while riding his Harley Davidson in Livingston Parish. Trooper Jared Sandifer says Travis Lessard and his 52-year-old brother, Joseph, were transported to local hospitals after they were hit by the tree limb…

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Travis Lessard was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Two Shreveport police officers are on routine paid administrative leave after they were involved in a shooting of an armed robbery suspect. Corporal Marcus Hines says the incident happened Saturday night and the person who was shot has been identified as 26-year old Anthony Thomas of Shreveport…

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He says Thomas’ gunshot wound is considered non-life threatening, but he faces numerous criminal charges.

PayScale-dot-com ranks Louisiana Tech number one in the state in early- and mid-career salaries for graduates. The report says Tech graduates, early in their career, earn an average of over $49,000 per year. University spokesman Dave Guerin feels this ranking is a real testament of the faculty at Tech…

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Mid-career salaries for Tech graduates, who have at least 10 years of experience in their field, average over $86,000 per year.