Governor Bobby Jindal announces plans to remove Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A new school year begins later this week for many public school students in Louisiana. Hollis Milton, President of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, says it’s important for parents and guardians to get kids excited about going back to school…

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For those who do not start this week, classes will begin for them next week.

A new Duke University study raises concerns that kids who are picky eaters could be at increased risk for depression and anxiety. But Dr. Martin Drell, Head of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at LSU New Orleans, says in many cases, being a “picky eater” is a phase children will grow out of. He says unfortunately this study could raise unnecessary concerns in overthinking parents…

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Drell doesn’t think kids eating a particular food is a big concern for possible psychological disorders.

The Colorado State University hurricane forecast team and NOAA will update their outlook for the 2015 hurricane season this week. So far there’s been three named storms this hurricane season. State climatologist Barry Keim expects both groups will only make tweaks to their previous forecasts…

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He says a stronger than anticipated El Nino has kept the tropics quiet.