US Senator David Vitter fired a salvo in his feud with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu over Landieu’s desire to remove Confederate monuments in the city. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says it should not have come as a surprise that the senator would lash out at Landrieu…

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He says the Confederate monument issue is one that appeals to conservatives across the state.

An LSU Public Policy Research Lab survey finds 59-percent of residents are disgruntled over the direction the state is heading. Researcher Michael Henderson says when we elect a new governor, we’ll likely see more saying Louisiana is moving in the right direction. He says he’s seen this trend before…

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He says when you break it down further, 62% of registered voters surveyed said the state is heading in the wrong direction.

A Tulane study raises concerns about adverse side effects when taking statins. Dr. Eckhard Alt, director of cardiovascular research, says statins increase stem cell aging and death rates, diminishing their DNA repair abilities which cause these side effects…

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Statins are known to lower cholesterol and help patients with cardiovascular disease.

A large portion of southwest Louisiana has been designated as having severe drought conditions by the US Drought Monitor. Donovan Landreneau, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says after a wet spring it’s been a dry and hot summer…

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The area of severe drought covers Calcasieu, Lafayette and into Iberia, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes.