Another candidate has entered the race for US Senate, but this one will run as an Independent. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Skimming devices, which document credit card numbers, keep popping up on gasoline pumps throughout the state. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Researchers from Tulane University have developed a non-addictive pain killer as an alternative to morphine. Emelie Gunn has more on the new drug…
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Ex-state legislator and former Alcohol and Tobacco Commissioner Troy Hebert announces he’s running for the US Senate. Hebert served as A-T-C commissioner for five years, until he resigned at the end of 2015. The former lawmaker from Jeanerette says he’s now ready to serve the state of Louisiana in Washington…
When Hebert was elected as a state representative in 1995, he was a democrat, but towards the end of his legislative career he was an Independent. Hebert plans to run for Senate as an Independent….
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A television station reported earlier this week that Hebert is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly receiving sexual favors from a New Orleans woman who was having trouble with their liquor license. Hebert says those accusations are completely false…
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The Department of Transportation is alerting drivers of a single lane closure beginning today on eastbound I-10 in West Baton Rouge Parish just before the Mississippi River Bridge. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallett says construction is necessary to maintain the integrity of our roadway. But he says they tried to schedule the road work during times with the least amount of traffic.
Mallett says the left lane closure begins at the foot of the new bridge. He advises motorists to seek alternate routes to avoid backups on I-10.
Mallett says the construction is to patch and pave the road starting at I-10 at LA 1. He says visit 511-LA-dot-org (511la.org) for current traffic updates.
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Skimming devices, which document credit card numbers, are continuing to pop up on gasoline pumps throughout the state. Department of Ag & Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says their inspectors recently located three in Ascension Parish and two in Baton Rouge. He says since June 2015, a total of 25 skimming devices have been discovered in 12 Louisiana parishes…:
Strain says that crooks are getting smarter and smarter with the skimming devices to make it easier to access consumer’s personal information…:
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Strain says they encourage people to constantly check their bank statements and file a report if they notice anything out of the ordinary. He says if you are using a card at a gas pump, run it as a credit, not a debit…:
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Tulane University and Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System researchers say they have created a painkiller that’s just as strong as morphine but non-addictive. Lead Investigator Dr. James Zadina says tests performed on animals lead them to the conclusion that this could be a non-addictive alternative to morphine…
Zadina says they used compounds from the brain rather than from the opium plant to create the endomorphin drug. He says human clinical trials are set to begin within the next couple of years…
Zadina says this drug could help people in pain who lack adequate treatment without the threat of addiction or serious side-effects. He says in recent years, we’ve seen an increase in overdose deaths from opioid uses…