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A recent study by an LSU Health New Orleans professor shows a significant drop in opioid prescriptions. Brooke Thorington explains.
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A southeast Louisiana man is in trouble with state wildlife officials. The story from Dave Brannen.
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Governor John Bel Edwards seems undaunted by a legislative committee rejecting his proposal to mandate COVID shots for school kids. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, led by LSU Health New Orleans professor Dr. Peter Krause reports a nearly 70-percent drop in opioid prescriptions for patients who are discharged from surgery since a Louisiana law was enacted in 2017.
In 2017 Louisiana had the fifth-highest opioid prescribing rate in the nation. The same year legislation was passed limiting first-time opioid prescriptions for acute pain to a seven-day supply and a requirement for prescribers to check the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Krause says continuing education for physicians about opioid addiction and abuse has also helped. Another factor he believes is opioid awareness among the public.
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To effectively counter the opioid epidemic Krause says it has to be a multiprong approach that includes physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
Krause says while the study only observed prescribing trends among orthopaedic surgeons, he’s hopeful it’s making an impact in the opioid epidemic.
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A Slidell man is in trouble with the law after being allegedly caught shrimping without any commercial licenses required to do so. Adam Einck with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says 34-year-old Michael Daigle Jr. was cited on Sunday:
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Agents say they seized more than 13-hundred pounds of shrimp from Daigle’s vessel and the haul was sold to the highest bidder. If found guilty, Daigle faces a fine of up to 500 dollars and 90 days in jail for each offense.
Einck says it doesn’t happen that often that fishermen will try to skirt the law without being in compliance to commercially fish unless properly licensed to do so.
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Einck says Daigle could have increased his haul had not LDWF agents intervened when they did.
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Daigle’s case has been forwarded to the Plaquemine Parish District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
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If you’re looking for work in the manufacturing industry, Louisiana Economic Development is ready to help out. They’re holding an LED FastStart virtual career fair today. Jamie Nakamoto is overseeing the event.
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The career fair takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and you first need to register through your favorite social media platform and look for LED FastStart and follow the prompts for registration, which is free.
Nakamoto talks about what a registrant for the virtual manufacturing career fair can expect once they log into the site.
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Nakamoto says the need to fill manufacturing positions is growing, thus this first-time kind of LED event for the sector.
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Some of the companies taking part in today’s virtual career fair are Hubig’s Pies in New Orleans, Vidalia Mills in Vidalia and Southland Steel in Amite and Greenburg.
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Governor John Bel Edwards doesn’t seem too concerned about legislative push-back on mandating COVID shots for kids in schools. On Monday, the House Health & Welfare Committee voted 13-2 to reject the proposal Monday, but Mr. Edwards says he doesn’t necessarily need their approval…:
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Under the state Department of Health plan, COVID shots would be added to the list of vaccines required for kids 16 and older to attend public schools. As with other vaccines, parents would be allowed to opt out, should they so choose. Edwards says we are still in a pandemic and requiring the shots is the right thing to do…:
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Under the state Department of Health plan, COVID shots would be added to the list of vaccines required for kids 16 and older to attend public schools. As with other vaccines, parents would be allowed to opt out, should they so choose. Edwards says we are still in a pandemic and requiring the shots is the right thing to do…:
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Edwards says he will continue to push to have the vaccines required for all public schools.
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New Iberia native Michael Desormeaux was introduced Tuesday afternoon as the new coach of the Ragin Cajuns football program. The former U-L Lafayette quarterback has been an assistant at U-L since 2016 and is looking forward to building on the team’s recent success…
Desormeaux will be busy recruiting and getting the Cajuns ready to play in a bowl game against Marshall on December 18th in New Orleans. He says finishing the season with a 13th straight win is the main focus…
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McNeese is looking for a new football coach as Frank Wilson has decided to leave the Pokes and return to LSU, where he’ll be Brian Kelly’s Associate Head Coach. Athletics Director Heath Schroyer thanks Wilson’s hard work during a difficult time, but believes the future remains bright for Cowboy football….
Wilson was only the head coach for 22 months and the Cowboys are now searching for their third head coach since 2019. Schroyer says he would like the next hire to bring stability to the program…
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Eric Dooley was introduced as the 20th head football coach in Southern University history. The former assistant under legendary head coach Pete Richardson just led Prairie View A-and-M to a SWAC championship and Dooley says he plans to do the same at Southern….