Fewer LSU Health New Orleans medical graduate are taking residencies in Louisiana. Dr. Steve Nelson, Dean of the School of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says that drop is due to Louisiana’s budget concerns. He says 70% of Louisiana doctors trained at an LSU facility, so losing those doctors could be detrimental to the state’s healthcare system.
Nelson says fortunately 50% of LSU Health New Orleans graduates are entering primary care in Louisiana.
Two more Disaster Recovery Centers opened today, one in Monroe and the other in Slidell. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness, says the first center opened up last week in Bossier City and Steele says more centers should open soon.
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Two giraffes at the Baton Rouge Zoo died over the weekend, and workers are heartbroken. Sam Winslow, the zoo’s general curator, says one of the giraffes, a 24-year-old named Hope, was receiving treatment for a chronic illness. He says when severe storms moved in, they were forced to put her into a stall with a male she’s normally not with…:
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Winslow says Hope’s condition worsened and she had to be euthanized.
LSU’s Ben Simmons has told ESPN he is entering his name into the NBA Draft and he’ll hire an agent soon. Simmons will mostly likely be the number one overall pick in June. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says statistically, Simmons had one of the best seasons in college basketball history, but he was not able to lead the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament…