The U.S. Supreme Court has set a date to revisit Louisiana’s congressional map and decide whether it violates the 14th and 15th Amendments. Colleen Crain reports…
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State health officials says there have been three new cases of Vibrio vulnificus, which is a flesh-eating infection that’s able to get into a person’s body through open cuts or a weakened immune system. Twenty people have bene hospitalized and four have died. People are getting the infection through exposure to warm coastal waters or eating raw or uncooked seafood.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham believes preventing SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to purchase soft drinks, energy drinks and candy will make for a healthier Louisiana. That new policy will go into effect in January and Abraham says a good portion of government assistance is going towards the purchase of these items…
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Abraham says the big concern is that SNAP recipients are using their government assistance to buy their children soda and candy.
ULM is about two weeks from the start of their football season and head coach Bryant Vincent is not only leading the football program, but he’s also leading the athletic department after the sudden resignation of John Hartwell. KNOE-TV sports director Aaron Dietrich says the fanbase is glad Vincent is in charge….
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The Warhawks kick-off the season August 28th against St. Francis.