Louisiana is working to contain a rare strain of tuberculosis. The patient from China had crossed into the U.S. illegally, was transferred to a federal prison in Louisiana, then went to a medical facility. Solicitor General Benjamin Aguinaga (ag-win-YAH-ga) says Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against ICE in an effort to prevent the release of detainees from the state’s two federal prisons.
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The state says the patient may have come into contact with more than 200 other detainees and countless non-detainees. Still, Governor Landry assured the people of the state in a news conference that there is currently no danger to public health.
A new $107 million Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building project was announced recently by LSU. Sean Richardson has more.
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Fire danger continues to increase amid sunny and dry conditions. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says Washington Parish firefighters were busy battling a wildfire yesterday…