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Tis the season to be jolly but many Americans suffer from stress, depression, and sadness during the holidays. LSU Health New Orleans Chair of Psychiatry Dr. Rahn Bailey says holiday depression can stem from numerous causes.

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Heisman Trophy Winner Jayden Daniels’ spent his 23rd birthday helping Raising Canes founder Todd Graves give away 100 bikes at the Boys and Girls Club and Baton Rouge Big Buddy program on Monday. Graves says he remembers how special it was when he got his first bike as a child…

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Pope Francis released an official Papal declaration permitting Catholic priests to bless members of same-sex couples. LSU professor of religious studies Michael Pasquier (PassKay) says this doesn’t mean the Church has changed its position on marriage…

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At his end-of-the-year press conference, Governor John Bel Edwards said never say never on a possible return to politics. Brooke Thorington has more.

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