Students enrolling in school in Louisiana will still be required to get the meningitis vaccine, after the House Education Committee votes down an attempt to remove it from the list of required shots. The CDC says meningococcal disease has increased sharply since 2001, and Baton Rouge pediatrician Dr. Mikki Bouquet (Boo-tay) says just last month there was a deadly outbreak in the U-K…
The bill’s author, Houma Republican Beryl Amedee, pressed Bouquet about possible side effects from receiving the meningitis vaccine.
Meningococcal disease leads to meningitis, which is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, and it can also produce blood infections. Up to 15-percent of the cases can be fatal.
New Orleans is scheduled to host LIV Golf in June – but rumors are swirling that the circuit might not survive until then. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is reportedly on the verge of cutting funding for LIV Golf, putting its future in jeopardy. State Senate President Cameron Henry says the state has allocated seven-million dollars to the tournament.
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Henry says the worst-case scenario is that City Park gets a 2.2-million-dollar upgrade and the state goes after LIV Golf for the one-million dollars of the hosting fee it’s already paid.
After finishing second in yesterday’s NCAA Semifinals, LSU gymnastics will look to capture its second national championship in three seasons tomorrow. Sophomore Kaliya Lincoln says the Tigers must continue to rely on what they’ve done all season.