A warning from the Department of Health about potentially deadly bacteria. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Another kind of warning if you use your cell phone while driving. Beginning today, it’s illegal to have your cell phone in hand while driving. Don Redman with Triple A says you could face an extra hundred dollars added to fines for other moving violations and in certain areas violators will be stopped solely for holding their phone and fined up to 250 dollars.
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The LSU Veterinary School’s Wildlife Hospital has seen an increase in birds with gunshot wounds, specifically, the Mississippi kite. Dr. Kimberly Boykin says last year they treated two just Mississippi kites for bullet fragments, this year they’ve treated eleven.
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She says these small birds of pretty play an important role in controlling insect populations.
Register Independents are now registered “no party” in Louisiana. The state is doing away with the independent party as it moves to a party primary system for US House and Senate, Supreme Court, Public Service Commission, and BESE elections. John Couvillon with JMC Analytics says no party voters are now able to and participate in either the Republican or Democratic party primary.