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…:

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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.

Ex-state legislator and former Alcohol and Tobacco Commissioner Troy Hebert announces he’s running for the US Senate. The former lawmaker from Jeanerette says he’s now ready to serve the state of Louisiana in Washington…

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Hebert served as A-T-C commissioner for five years, until he resigned at the end of 2015.

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…

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Zadina says this drug could help people in pain who lack adequate treatment without the threat of addiction or serious side-effects.