Louisiana has sued the U-S Department of Homeland Security because a Chinese national who entered the country illegally was found to have tuberculosis. Governor Jeff Landry says patient zero tested positive at Richwood Correction Center in Monroe and was then sent to Acadia Parish…
Cut 9 (05) “….had active tuberculosis”
The lawsuit says U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement should make sure all detainees who are released from these two facilities are medically cleared and not a threat to spread T-B.
Former Governor Bobby Jindal has been mentioned as a possible candidate to be the next U-S Health and Human Services Secretary if former President Donald Trump is re-elected. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Jindal has kept a low-profile since leaving the governor’s office in 2016…
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Jindal is 53-years-old. The Baton Rouge native was 24 when he ran the state department of health and hospitals.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser say she’s saddened over the death of 108-year-old Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins. Hawkins started running when she was 100 years old and set world records. Avid runner Jenni Peters, who owns Varsity Sports in Baton Rouge, has known Hawkins for most of her life…
Cut 10 (07) “…running shoes”
Peters says Hawkins was also known for her wit and humility.
Saints running back Alvin Kamara is happy about his two-year contract extension that’s worth 24.5 million dollars. Kamara says it’s not about the money, his main priority is to remain a Saint…
The Saints will now try to end their five-game losing streak as they face the Chargers in L-A.