Only 51% of LSU Health New Orleans medical graduate are staying in Louisiana for their residencies. Dr. Steve Nelson, Dean of the School of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, blames talk of budget cuts for the lower number. But, he says it is positive to see 50% of LSU Health New Orleans graduates are entering primary care in Louisiana.

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Forty percent of LSU Health Shreveport grads and only 10% of Tulane grads will take residencies in Louisiana.

Two of the three people struck by lightening at a music festival in Lafource parish have been treated and released. The third person, 28-year-old Jaqui Stavis and her black lab, were killed when the bolt of lightening struck the concert goers. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana is the second most lightening prone state in the country.

Parts of Ouachita parish are still underwater, as the Monroe area received over two feet of rain in the recent flooding event. Halen Doughty has more…
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Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says flood victims can receive assistance from various agencies at the disaster recovery centers in Monroe, Bossier City and Slidell. But he reminds residents you don’t have to visit one of these centers to register for financial assistance…
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