The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state set an employment record in September, but the oil and gas job losses continue at a rapid pace. 2500 non-farm jobs were added between the same time last year according to LWC Executive Director Curt Eysink. He says we’ve seen about 60 months straight now of growth year over year, however it’s not all good news…

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Eysink says the mining and logging sector, which includes oil and gas, lost 1200 jobs in September.

With Halloween only ten days away, many children and adults are running to stores to try and get the best costume. Danielle Hebert, with Party City in Slidell, says women are leaning toward the scary side for a costume this Halloween.

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The American Cancer Society has changed the guidelines to starting breast cancer screenings at the age of 45. Dean Emeritus at the LSU School of Public Health in New Orleans, Dr. Elizabeth Fontham, says they weighed the pros and the cons when it came to younger women getting mammograms and came to the conclusion that the age should be changed from 40-years-old…

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Fontham says your risk for breast cancer goes up as you age, but women 55 and over can now be screened every other year.