11:30 LRN Newscast

A Baton Rouge man is living proof that you’re never too old to pursue your dreams. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Congratulations to the Southwood Cowboys, they ended the state’s longest losing streak in high school football. The Cowboys defeated Arcadia 16 to 15 at Lee Hedges Stadium to snap their 46-game losing streak.

 

Three people have been arrested for allegedly stealing a 64-pound, solid silver statue of former President Abraham Lincoln from the Houmas House Estate and Gardens in Ascension Parish. Houmas House owner Kevin Kelly says unfortunately the suspects cut up the statue in several pieces and sold parts at a pawn shop and a gold and silver shop in Metairie…

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Kelly believes the three suspects have never been to Houmas House, so he’s wondering who put them up to breaking a window and stealing the statue.

After four people have died and several others became sick after eating raw oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, the LSU Ag Center is urging you to use caution before eating raw oysters. Seafood extension specialist Evelyn Watts says the risk is especially high during the summer.

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Watts says your best bet is to wait until the weather cools off.