LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is undergoing a study to see if active video games can help improve health in overweight and obese children. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Today a state judge will hear the case regarding the LHSAA’s decision to remove the Amite football team from the Class 3A playoffs following a bench clearing brawl in their quarterfinal win over Bogalusa. Jeff Palermo reports…
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Democrat New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces he will not run for the US Senate in 2016. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is studying whether active video games can help improve health, especially in overweight children. Pennington Assistant Professor Dr. Amanda Staiano says they’re launching the Game Squad study to see if some active games can get kids off the couch and moving. She says boys and girls ages 10 to 12 will be part of the study for six months.
Staiano says they want the kids to play the games three times a week and the goal is to get them active for at least an hour a day. She says she’s optimistic the study will prove to be effective and there are a variety of games to keep your children interested.
Staiano says if you want your child to be a part of the study, call (225) 763-3000 to see if they qualify. She says when you play active games, you’re working up a sweat and raising your heart rate, which is exercise.
Cut 6 (10) “children’s health”
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Today, a state judge will hear the lawsuit seeking to reverse the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s decision to remove the Amite football team from the Class 3A playoffs following a bench clearing brawl in their quarterfinal win over Bogalusa. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says sportsmanship rules clearly state that players who leave the bench area during a fight are automatically suspended for the next game…
If the LHSAA’s ruling stands, St. James will advance to the Three-A title game to face the winner of Friday night’s semifinal contest between West Feliciana and Lutcher. Tangipahoa School system attorney Chris Moody argues that many Amite players left the sidelines because they had just scored a touchdown and the team was preparing to kick the extra point. Bonine is skeptical of that explanation…
The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30. Bonine is quick to point out that this entire situation is unfair to St. James High as they prepare for a game that may or may not happen tonight…
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Louisiana ranks 5th for the worst drivers in the country. That’s according to the website Car-Insurance-Comparison-dot-com, who says Louisiana is the worst state when it comes to obeying traffic signals. State Police Trooper Melissa Matey says Louisiana also has a problem with drunk drivers, as 42-percent of fatal crashes are due to drinking and driving.
Matey says another reason Louisiana could have some of the worst drivers is because many people drive on a suspended driver’s license, which is against the law. She says it’s required that everyone in the vehicle be buckled up and troopers often see people not wearing a seatbelt in the back seat.
cut 11 (10) “seating positions”
Matey says often times speeding is linked to fatal crashes in Louisiana. She advises drivers to maintain the speed limit to stay as safe as possible.
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Democrat New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces he will not run for Senator David Vitter’s senate seat. Landrieu, who is in his second term as mayor, says his work in the Crescent City is not yet done. Jeremy Alford, publisher of lapolitics.com says there are several democrats that could run, like former Congressman and US Attorney Don Cazayoux
Alford says Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is another possibble 2016 democratic senate candidate. He says it helps that Campbell is close to Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards…
Several republicans are also looking at a Senate run next year, including Charles Boustany, John Fleming, John Kennedy and Scott Angelle. Alford says democrats are looking to capitalize on Edwards surprise victory in the governor’s race…
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Grambling State goes after its first SWAC title since 2011 when they take on Alcorn State University in Houston Saturday. The Tigers have come along since winning just one game in 2013. Broderick Fobbs took over as head coach in 2014 and one of the first things he did was to show he cares about the players
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G-S-U defeated Alcorn State earlier this year 35-34. Fobbs anticipates another great game….
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The Saints are a touchdown underdog heading into Sunday’s matchup with undefeated Carolina. New Orleans Quarterback Drew Brees says they’ll have to execute at a high level to beat the Panthers…
The Saints are mired in a three-game losing streak and they are out of the playoff picture. Brees says they have to stop making the mistakes that keep them from winning…