Two groups are forecasting the end of the oil era is coming, with the shift beginning in the next five years, but LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott is skeptical…
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The Bossier Parish School Board votes unanimously to fight a lawsuit that claims the district’s schools are promoting Christianity in classes and during school activities. The Americans United for the Separation of Church and State say students have been called out for not attending church or identify themselves as a Christian.

The presidents of the Orleans and Jefferson Parish medical societies have begun a push to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in Louisiana to 21 years. Smoking Cessation Trust CEO Mike Rodgers is a co-sponsor of a letter sent to lawmakers and Rogers says by raising the age, it could reduce the millions spent every year on health care costs associated with smoking…
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There are six states where you have to be 21 to buy a pack of smokes.

Westwego Police say a rape victim bit her attacker’s genitals and then used a coffee table to prevent getting stabbed. Lt. Eric Orlando says several hours later 54-year-old John Patton let the woman go and then police surrounded the home…
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Patton faces numerous charges including second-degree rape.