Did Governor Jeff Landry call for the execution of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? Colleen Crain reports.
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The CDC is now recommending fewer vaccines for children. Now vaccines for hepatitis A and B, flu, COVID, and others, have been moved to shared parent-doctor decisions. Senator Bill Cassidy says the CDC’s decision is a bad one.
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Louisiana’s primary elections, which had originally been slated for April, are now taking place May 16th; with runoffs June 27th, if necessary. Once again, starting this year, there are closed party primaries. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says those closed primaries only apply to five races.
Thanks to LSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine, a working military dog suffering from Addison’s Disease got the life-saving treatment she needed. Astra, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois (MAL-in-wa), was very sick, so the U-S army sent her to LSU and Dr. Patty Latham’s team.
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The LSU Vet Med diagnoses about one case of Addison’s per month in dogs brought to LSU. The disease is significantly more common in dogs than in people.