A tragic crash claimed the life of a cyclist on North Baptist Road at Sun Set Acres Wednesday and the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office is looking for a driver who hit the cyclist. 46-year-old Michael Ribando Jr was struck by one vehicle whose driver stopped and reported the accident, but a second driver, traveling in the other direction, hit Ribando again, stopped briefly then took off. The vehicle described as a light-colored sedan turned right on to Wardline Rd. Anyone with information is asked to call TPSO.
Louisiana’s cervical cancer rate is 8.9 cases per 100-thousand women, and LSU Health New Orleans unveils the Bayou Blueprint to end cervical cancer in Louisiana by 2035. The three pillars include prevention through the vaccine for HPV which is the cause of over 99% of cervical cancers. Dr. Donna Williams, the associate director for the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center says the second pillar is screening and early detection.
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The third pillar is follow-up and treatment.
Easter weekend is the biggest weekend of the year for crawfish. Andre Champagne has the scoop on prices.
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A Pelican Institute for Public Policy report finds electricity costs are rising quickly, and they say, costs will keep going up unless changes are made to the regulatory framework. Melissa Landry, the director of the Center for Energy at the Pelican Institute, says according to data from the Public Service Commission, the average utility bill in March was about ten dollars more than last year.