Addicts in Tangipahoa Parish can now turn to a source of help they may not have expected… law enforcement.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the flu is on the rise as almost 6% of doctor visits are for flu-like symptoms. LDH flu bug expert Dr. Frank Welch says the state has seen several small outbreaks in schools and nursing homes.
Welch make sure you are vaccinated.
The jaguar that escaped his cage at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and killed nine other animals last summer is back on display after a half-year hiatus. Vice president of the Zoo Joel Hamilton says after the tragic breakout, they redesigned the exhibit to make it safer, and more appealing.
Valerio was born in San Diego in 2015, and moved to New Orleans in 2017.
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine gets 11 and a half million dollars in funding to launch the Center for Lung Biology and Disease. LSU Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Gus Kousoulas says the grant is a big win for the university, and may result in up to 16 million dollars in direct funding, and an even more substantial windfall for the local economy.