Flu activity is still high in Louisiana remains high in Louisiana and people are still being hospitalized. Dr. Eric Griggs with the St. Tammany Health System only about 42-percent of Louisianians are vaccinated against the the flu, Covid, and RSV. So get your shots if you haven’t…and he says there are other things you can do to protect yourself and everyone else.
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If you want to live your healthiest life in 2025, you can make just a few simple changes. Jennifer Duhon with the LSU Ag Center says one thing you can do is add fiber to your diet – fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans. Duhon says instead of focusing on cutting certain foods from your diet, be sure to balance the types of foods you eat.
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St. Tammany Parish is one step closer to securing almost six-billion dollars for its flood risk management project. The project was authorized under the 2024 Water Resources Development Act. Parish President Mike Cooper says it will include 15 miles of earthen levee and a 3.5 mile floodwall. As for the non-structural part of the solution…
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The St. Tammany Levee, Drainage and Conservation District will discuss the projects in a meeting this Wednesday evening.
Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was booked into the Lafourche Parish jail yesterday and then released on a 151-thousand-dollar bond. He’s facing charges for his alleged role in a fatal head-on crash that happened December 17th on Louisiana Highway 20.