Two weeks ago Louisiana’s DHH ordered more chlorine to be put into the St. John Parish water supply after a potentially deadly amoeba was detected in the system. Safe drinking water administrator, Jake Causey, says once the minimum disinfectant levels are reached, they’ll continue the chlorine burn for another 60 days and sample the water at 70 different sites…:
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He says the water is safe to drink but advises residents to try not to get it up their nose in the shower.

A man is in a medially induced coma after deputies in Iberia Parish say he ingested a large amount of drugs in a house and was hiding during a search by cops. Captain Ryan Turner says they called the SWAT team to intervene over concerns that 35-year-old Heath Duplechain may have been armed at the time…:
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He says the amount of drugs the man may have taken is unknown at this time.

The US Department of Energy has given final approval for Sempra Energy to export liquefied natural gas from its plant in Cameron Parish. Scott Carwile has more…:
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LSU power receiver Travin Dural suffered a cut to his forehead that required stitches due to a car accident over the weekend, but Coach Les Miles says Dural practiced yesterday and will play in the ULM game Saturday. Miles said Dural had a minor soft tissue injury and was running around in his helmet fine during Wednesday’s practice.