Louisiana is lending a helping hand to help Florida’s panhandle amid Hurricane Isaias. Acadian Ambulance Regional Vice President Porter Taylor says they’ve deployed 15 ambulances to assist with preparations and response.
Taylor says ambulances have been deployed to Marianna, Florida, and their crews could be in the state for the next couple of weeks.
The National Community Pharmacists Association names its national pharmacist of the year, and he hails from right here in Louisiana. T.J. Woodard owns Prescriptions to Geaux, which has two locations in Baton Rouge. Woodard, who earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from ULM in 2007, was very humble when he learned that he was named national pharmacist of the year by the NCPA.
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Louisiana SONIC Drive-Ins are partnering with Keep Louisiana Beautiful to support litter cleanup across the state. Pray SONIC Marketing Director Lori Moresi (MOR-zee) says 100-percent of the proceeds from the sales of Blue Pelican Slushes will go to Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
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The slush is a blend of Sprite, blue coconut and sweet cream.
There’s now a little more at stake in Saturday night’s Louisiana Tech-UL Lafayette game as they renew their longtime rivalry. Governor Landry announced that Louisiana’s three Sun Belt schools – those two along with ULM – will compete for the Governor’s Cup in football each year. He says the cup will go to whichever team wins the regular season series among the three schools.