A recent poll – paid for by the Jeff Landry Campaign – shows the candidate for governor has a large lead on all other challengers. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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The FDA grants emergency use authorization for a combination flu and COVID home test. Brooke Thorington has more.
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After a 17-year-old was killed on I-110 Saturday night, Baton Rouge Police are asking for the public’s help in what they believe was a targeted shooting. BRPD Sgt L’Jean McKneely says it happened just after 10:30 near the Hollywood Street exit. He says the driver, Nykobia (Nah-co-bee-ah) Keller along with a passenger had just left someone’s house.
McKneely says they don’t believe Keller was necessarily the intended target, but they do believe the shooter was specifically shooting at her vehicle and her passenger.
Police do not have a description of the vehicle that was shooting at Keller and her passenger nor a motive at this time.
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Keller is survived by her four-year-old son.
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Blue Runner Foods, located in Ascension Parish, has named its first female President to lead Louisiana’s only remaining canning company. The maker of canned beans and gumbo for 105 years has been a staple in the southern region. Newly appointed President, Katie Bautsch says she’s excited about her new role.
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The creole foods manufacturing company has been operating in Louisiana since 1918. New Orleans native, Richard Thomas, purchased the company in 1992. Bautsch says she wants to take Blue Runner to new heights…
Famous for its canned Creole Cream Style Red Beans, Bautsch says the delicious and authentic New Orleans Creole foods will remain.
Bautsch says the goal is expand their culinary offerings as well as store availability.
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A recent poll, paid for by the Jeff Landry Campaign, shows the attorney general with a huge lead among Republicans and independents in the race to be the next Governor. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says these type of candidate-paid voter polls are not uncommon, and conservative voters’ responses to such polls are also predictable…:
The poll, done by KA Consulting for the Landry Campaign, shows Landry leads with 48-percent of the republican and independent vote. “Undecided” takes 2nd place with 37-percent and all other announced candidates polled in single digits. Hogan says it’s not surprising that Landry has good name recognition…:
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Hogan says Landry’s poll is fairly standard operating procedure in a political campaign…:
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Hogan says the poll could help cement Landry’s place as front runner in the Governor’s race, but a lot can happen between now and Election Day.
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The FDA grants emergency use authorization for a combination flu and COVID home test so you can check to see what’s causing your symptoms. LSU Health New Orleans Genetics Specialist Dr. Lucio Miele says it’s a molecular test that gives you results in 30 minutes and is almost as sensitive as a PCR that is sent to a lab for results.
It’s not just a two-for-one test, Miele says it’s a three-for-one because it can detect if you have either Flu A or B and even if you have both COVID and the flu. And because COVID is still circulating and both flu and COVID vaccines are formulated for specific variants he says you should always report your test results to your physician.
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The combination test, Miele says has only been evaluated among individuals who have symptoms of the flu or COVID.
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A prescription is not required for the Lucira COVID-19 and Flu Home test.