A new blood test can detect cancer early without symptoms using new technology that examines deadly blood cells… Whitney Thomas has more….
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A new report released today by Trust For America’ s Health has the state’s obesity rate at 39-percent. Louisiana is one of the 19 state that has an obesity rate above 35-percent. A decade ago, no state has had a rate above 35-percent.

28 different firms – including one partly owned by Saints legend Steve Gleason – are vying for Louisiana’s 10th and last available medical cannabis pharmacy license. Speaking to state lawmakers last year, Steve Gleason, an ALS patient, says medical marijuana greatly benefited him…:
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The state’s Pharmacy Board will evaluate the competitive bids and select one licensee to operate in the New Orleans area.

Cool air has arrived in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says high temperatures will be around 84-degrees today, with low humidity…
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Keim says it will also be breezy and since it has been dry, a red flag warning is in effect for southeast Louisiana, which means there’s a fire danger and outdoor burning should not take place.