If and how teachers will receive pay raises in Louisiana in the state’s budget remains to be seen after changes made by House Republicans. Brooke Thorington explains.
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LDWF enforcement agents are looking for information about a Louisiana Black Bear that was found fatally wounded in Lincoln Parish on May 12. Anyone with information should call the Louisiana Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-442-2511.
Ochsner Health’s announcement to lay off nearly 800 employees in Louisiana and Mississippi highlights the grim reality that the healthcare system is facing financial challenges. Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says inflation has impacted the healthcare industry nationwide.
Salles says regionally labor expenses have increased by over 25 percent and the cost of drugs and other supplies have increased by about 20 percent.
A $2.3 million study by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center will determine if altitude plays a role in weight loss. Participants of the ‘Low Oxygen and Weight Status” study will sleep 8 hours a night in oxygen tents for a period of four months. Lead Researcher Claire Berryman says the controlled effects of oxygen may benefit people struggling with obesity.
The 2.3 million grant was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, a division of the National Institutes of Health.