If you haven’t gotten your flu vaccine yet, now’s a good time to schedule one. The CDC says Louisiana has the highest level of flu activity in the Continental United States, and flu season is just getting underway. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says there are a couple of reasons why people here in Louisiana are especially at risk for getting the flu.

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A Southern University student is lucky to be alive after being accidentally shot in the parking lot of an on-campus apartment complex. Baton Rouge Police say as one man was handing the gun to another, it accidentally discharged, hitting the victim. Corporal Saundra Watts says this underscores the fact that guns are not toys.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is accusing a northeast Louisiana police chief of stealing funds intended for the family of a police officer killed in the line of duty. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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You can add West Baton Rouge Parish to the long list of parishes under burn bans. This comes as dry, breezy weather increases the chances of wildfires. Burn bans are in effect for nearly the entire state, except for most of southeast Louisiana.