Festival International de Louisiana announces its 2023 lineup. Teiko Foxx has more on this big music festival in a couple of months…
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In his final year in a office, Governor John Bel Edwards is once again asking Louisiana lawmakers to set a minimum wage higher than the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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An LSU Health New Orleans study indicates the majority of their post-op total knee replacement patients recovered just as well with Tylenol and anti-inflammatories versus opioids. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The 37th annual Festival International de Louisiane will take over downtown Lafayette April 26-30. The celebration of cultures from around the world includes music, food, and art. Festival International de Louisiane, Marketing Director, Carly Viator says…
Lafayette native, Lauren Diagle along with more than 60 artists from across the world will play at this year’s festival. Viator says…
Viator says attendance growth adds the perfect ingredients for cultural tourism and economic development.
The event is free to the public.
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The Red Cross says they’ve installed 2.5 million smoke alarms in Louisiana homes over the last nine years thus making one million homes safer in the Bayou State. Executive Director of Louisiana Capital Area West Red Cross Ed Bush says it was 2014 when their Home Fire Campaign was launched.
In addition to responding to blood supply needs and hurricane recovery, the Red Cross also assists those who’ve been displaced from their home due to a fire. Bush says while the Red Cross is usually reactive to disasters the Home Fire Campaign allows them to be proactive in preventing home fire deaths.
Bush says the program is open to anyone and if you need a smoke detector visit SoundtheAlarm-dot-org slash Louisiana for a free alarm. He says in addition to providing and installing the device they offer education about what to do in case of a fire.
The website is SoundtheAlarm.org/Louisiana
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Governor John Bel Edwards will once again support legislation this year to increase the minimum wage. Louisiana is one of 21 states that sets its minimum wage with the federal rate which is $7.25. Edwards says it’s past time to raise the minimum wage…
Bills are expected to be filed to set a minimum wage in Louisiana above the federal rate. Business groups have lobbied against previous legislation to increase the minimum wage and the Republican-led legislature has voted them down. But that will not stop Edwards in his final year in office…
Edwards has also put 33-million dollars in his proposed budget to fund a minimum wage increase for some 47-hundred state workers
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The Louisiana Budget Project told the Louisiana Illuminator website that the governor should look to raise the minimum wage for state workers to 15-dollars an hour.
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An LSU Health New Orleans study indicates the majority of their post-op total knee replacement patients recovered just as well with Tylenol and anti-inflammatory medications versus opioids to control pain. Professor of Orthopedics Dr. Vinod Dasa (Va-node Dose-ah) says among 144 patients they compared those who took non-opiate pain relief to those who used opioids.
Dasa says they specifically looked at patients recovering from total knee replacement because the recovery is considered the most painful. He says that the surgery has improved over time and that also reduces the need for stronger pain relief.
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Research indicates that 10 to 15 percent of opiates given post-surgery lead to dependency and addiction. So, by adopting a new post-opt pain relief protocol Dasa says they can reduce the potential for opioid dependency and serious side effects like blood clots and infections.
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Dasa says they are now adopting a new post-op pain relief protocol at LSU Health New Orleans among multi-disciplinaries like OB/GYN, ENT, neurology, etc.
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LSU junior centerfielder Dylan Crews was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week after collecting ten hits in four games and driving in seven runs. Crews also scored nine times and had three doubles in the Tigers 16 to four win over Sam Houston State on Sunday. Coach Jay Johnson says Crews is the best player he’s ever coached and makes the game look easy…
After hitting 18 home runs last season, Brayden Joubert has slugged three dingers in seven games this season. Joubert only had a .246 batting average last season, but he says his preparation is more consistent this year…
Top-ranked LSU is at Texas tonight. The Longhorns are 3-and-4 this season. Johnson is hopeful for another big offensive night from his club after scoring 16 runs on Sunday…
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