The most recent campaign finance figures for the Lt. Governor’s race shows Republican John Young leading the field. Eric Gill reports…
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The Human Society of Louisiana has issued a heat advisory for pets. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed the presence of a brain eating amoeba in a Donaldsonville water system. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The most recent campaign finance figures for the Lt. Governor’s race shows Republican John Young leading the field with over $2.2 million in cash on hand. Fellow Republican Billy Nungesser is not far behind with more than $1.6 million. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that’s a lot of money for this race…
Democrat Kip Holden reports $68,000 cash on hand, while Republican Elbert Guillory of Opelousas owes his campaign nearly $4,000. Dubos says, as the only Democrat in the race, Holden may have sizable support that will offset his lack of financial resources…
Dubos feels the candidates for Lt. Governor will keep a tight grip on their cash until we get to qualifying in early September. He says this race will be definitely be one to keep your eye on this fall…
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The Humane Society of Louisiana issues a statewide heat advisory for pets after learning of a dog fatality in Franklin Parish. Director Jeff Dorson says during the hot summer months they start to receive a lot of calls from around the state regarding people not taking proper care of their pets,especially dogs and leaving them out in the heat.
Dorson says in the case in Franklin Parish, they got a call from neighbors about a gray pit bull tired up outside without any shade or water for several days. He says the dog wrapped itself around a poll and ultimately died of heat exhaustion and the owner, who was not present when officers arrived, will be charged with cruelty to animals.
Dorson says the key is to prevent heat stroke rather than treat it by making sure your pets are comfortable. He says dogs are social animals and want to be inside and a part of the family.
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In a recent study by WalletHub, Louisiana ranks near the bottom in the nation when it comes to the quality of its school systems. The state came in at No. 47 overall with low data rankings in School System Quality at No. 43 on the list and School Safety at 44. Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter is the Chairman of the state House Education Committee..:
The study ranks Louisiana number 48th in both math and reading test scores, but Carter says there are a lot of good things happening in our schools which are turning that trend around…:
Louisiana also ranked second to last on the study in the safest schools category which looked at the percentage of public school students who reported being threatened or injured. In the bullying incidents rate our schools came in at number 30 and Carter says this really bothers him…:
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State Health officials have found another water system in Louisiana that contains a deadly brain eating amoeba. The Department of Health and Hospitals says the presence of the amoeba was found during surveillance testing of a water system that serves 18-hundred residents near Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry…
This is the same amoeba found in St. Bernard Parish last week. Guidry says the water is safe to drink. He says it’s not a surprise that they’ve detected the presence of this amoeba in two water systems within two weeks.
Guidry says the amoeba thrives at this type of year and the warm water dissipates the chlorine, making it hard to get rid of. He says they plan on keeping surveillance up and conducting a chlorine burn.
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Training camp begins today for the Saints who are required to report to the team’s facility in West Virginia. The team is ready to put behind last season’s disappointing 7-and-9 campaign. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints spent the offseason trying to improve their offensive and defensive lines and that’s where you’ll find your big training camp battles
Detillier says it will be interesting to see if the Saints top draft pick, offensive tackle Andrus Peat, can perform well enough to earn a starting spot. He says the team’s second-round pick, Hau’oli Kikaha (ha-OH-lee key-KAH-hah) will be asked to fill the role of the departed Junior Galette…
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The Saints defense struggled last season, but Detillier likes the additions that have been made to the defensive secondary