A new poll of Louisiana voters shows their biggest concern right now is with crime. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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On the same day that Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Detective Sergeant Nicholas Pepper was laid to rest, State Police announced charges against the man responsible for his death. 33-year-old Anthony Savoie of Bourg has been charged with first degree murder of a police officer. Authorities say Savoie slammed his vehicle into Pepper’s unit killing the deputy.

The Southern Regional Average for teacher pay is 56-thousand dollars. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says Louisiana ranks 12th out of the 16 states in the southern region with average pay of 53-thousand dollars. Erwin says in the upcoming legislative session, Governor Edwards is seeking a teacher pay raise as high as three-thousand dollars….
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A new study involving researchers at Tulane say its possible getting sick often can accelerate cognitive decline and potentially increase the risk for dementia. Assistant professor of neurosurgery, Doctor Liz Engler-Chiurazzi says new research conducted with mice found higher rates of inflammation caused impaired cognition. She says the findings may have important implications for standard of care around how infections are handled…
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