The American Automobile Association says 34.7 million people are projected to journey 50 miles or more from home this holiday weekend which is the most since the recession. AAA spokesman Don Redman says people are feeling more financially confident and the fact that gas prices are so low is helping…:
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The Labor Day Holiday travel period is defined as today through Monday September 1st.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals allocates 18-million dollars to a Baton Rouge Hospital to keep its emergency room open. Baton Rouge General decided to close their Mid-City ER because they were losing money providing health care to an increasing number of uninsured patients. DHH Chief of Staff Calder Lynch says now they need to find a sustainable solution to help emergency rooms across the state…:
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting will air a special tonight about the life of LSU’s Leonard Fournette, one of the nation’s most heavily recruited football prospects out of St. Aug. Jeff Palermo has that.:
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Not surprisingly the teacher who is accused of having sex with a former student and a juvenile 16-year-old student has been fired from her job at Riverdale Christian Academy in Baton Rouge. Ashley Dowden was arrested after admitting that she had sex with a juvenile at the school and at that time she was placed on administrative leave but school leaders announced this week she is no longer employed with the school.