Governor Landry is assuring people that there is no danger, even as an inmate in a federal prison in the state is found to have a rare, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. Landry said in a news conference that the patient came from China and crossed into the U.S. illegally.
Cut 14 (15) “…worked to eradicate.”
Landry says the patient was transferred to a federal prison in Louisiana; and from there, to a medical facility.
LSU unveils plans for a new 107-million dollar Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building. Dean of the College of Engineering Vicki Colvin says the project will enhance the university’s construction management program.
A die-hard Taylor Swift fan from Metairie books practically an entire downtown New Orleans hotel for the Taylor Swift concerts, but not to make an easy profit. Rebecca Fox booked 191 rooms at the Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome hotel for about 500 dollars each for four nights this week and resold them at that price. She feels that Taylor Swift fans are being price-gouged, and that’s not right.
Cut 5 (08) “…for the stuff (2x)”
Tickets to the shows are going for a minimum of one-thousand dollars on the resale market.
Sunny and dry conditions persist in Louisiana, and the fire danger continues to increase. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says Washington Parish fire fighters were busy battling a wildfire yesterday…