LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is participating in a new national clinical research study that will test the effectiveness of a new drug that could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Pennington’s Dr. Jeffrey Keller says this experimental drug could provide hope to an incurable disease that’s the sixth leading cause of death in the United States…

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An estimated five million people in the US already suffer from mild to moderate Alzheimer’s.

Louisiana State Police say a pedestrian who they believe had been drinking was struck and killed last night in Lafourche Parish. Authorities say the victim, 26-year-old Jace Sevin of Lockport was transported to St. Anne Hospital where he was pronounced dead from injuries he sustained after being run over. They say alcohol is not suspected on the part of the driver.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says visitors to False River and residents along the water are happy about the planned man-induced draw-down of the lake which begins today. They say it’s the first step in the long awaited False River Restoration project. LDWF Director of Inland Fisheries Mike Wood…

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Wood says the water reduction will lower its level by two to two and a half feet over the next three weeks.

Authorities say a 65-year-old Louisiana man drowned in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. They say Roderick M. Maybee of Baton Rouge was pulled unconscious from the water off of Navarre Beach. Maybee was pronounced dead at a local hospital.