A new report from WalletHub shows financial hardships loom large in this state. Its first quarter report shows Louisiana with the second highest percentage of delinquent accounts, with 13-percent of tradelines and nearly 12-percent of loan balances delinquent. WalletHub Analyst Chip Lupo says this signals risks to credit scores and financial stability.
Lupo says good paying jobs can help a person get back on track financially and there is promising news with Meta building an A-I facility in Richland Parish and the potential for an increase in energy jobs under the Trump Administration.
East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie has successfully completed its first heart transplant. Doctor Sasha Vukelic (voo-KELL-itch) says the surgery was done through a partnership with the Tulane Transplant Institute and LCMC Health. Vukelic says a new heart will add several years to a patient’s life.
With this initial heart transplant under its belt, that will create additional opportunities for additional cardiovascular care in a state that ranks among the highest for heart disease.
Starting July 1st, major Division One schools in college athletics can begin paying its athletes because of a landmark settlement in the federal courts. ULM has one of the smallest budgets among FBS schools. Athletics director John Hartwell will continue to offer its athletes NIL opportunities, but direct payments to players will not come from their athletic budget…
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Hartwell says they are looking at creating a fund to pay players through donations from private sources.
LSU is running away with the Rocco’s Jello Shot Challenge in Omaha. As of last night, 25-thousand purple and gold Jello shots were sold by the restaurant and bar that sits just outside of Charles Schwab Field. Rocco’s Pat McAvoy says some people are buying thousands of shots a day for a good cause…
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One dollar of every Jello Shot sold in the Jello Shot Challenge goes to the local food bank in each school’s local area.