According to a new report with data compiled from the US census, Louisiana has the most single people in the nation. Michelle Southern reports.
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A district judge threw out the law that would give State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper a major retirement boost. Eric Gill reports…
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The Department of Health and Hospitals confirm that two children are being treated at a Baton Rouge hospital for Enterovirus D68. Eric Gill has more…
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According to a new report with data compiled from the US census, Louisiana has the most single people in the nation. The Martin Prosperity Institute study found 55.7% of adults here are not married. Demographer Greg Rigamer says this could be because after Katrina and the BP Oil spill, Louisiana got a big boost in job opportunities…:
Rigamer says there has also been a significant increase in the number of people here between the ages of 20 and 29…:
New Orleans topped the list as the metro area in the US with the highest number of single people at 58%. Rigamer says many people think of The Big Easy as a great place to live, but many people don’t associate it as a place you’d come start a family. LSU Professor of Sociology Tim Slack says there is also growing number of people in the nation who are single and living alone…:
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A district judge threw out the law that would give State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper a major retirement boost. Judge Janice Clark ruled the provision to be unconstitutional stating lawmakers did not follow proper procedure in passing the pension change. State Treasurer John Kennedy says this measure was not only unconstitutional, it was unfair…
This law was passed in the final hours of the 2014 legislative session. He says the benefit increases would have been drawn from an expense account that funds cost-of-living increases for retired state troopers and their families. Kennedy says laws are supposed to apply to everybody equally…
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Both Edmonson and the other trooper had said they had no intention to accept the increased benefit. Kennedy hopes the book is now closed on this matter…
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Governor Bobby Jindal is not concerned about poll numbers that show him receiving little support when compared to other potential presidential candidates. Jindal received only three percent in a recent CNN poll of New Hampshire republican voters that listed ten other candidates. Jindal says he doesn’t look at polls
Other polls taken have also shown Jindal failing to receive much support compared to other possible republican presidential candidates. Jindal says polls don’t mean much at this point
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Jindal made these comments in Washington DC after unveiling a US energy policy that was developed from his nonprofit group called America Next. The governor says he is thinking about running for President and a decision will be made after the November election. But he says his decision will have nothing to do with polls or fundraising….
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The Department of Health and Hospitals confirm that two children are being treated at a Baton Rouge hospital for Enterovirus D68. Assistant State Health Officer, Dr. Takiesha Davis, says this is a very common of strain of virus in the US that typically flares up in the fall. She says DHH advises parents to be particularly mindful of children…
Most people recover without treatment, but Enterovirus D68 appears to aggravate breathing problems in children who have asthma. She says every year there are between 10 and 15 million enterovirus infections in the US. Davis says Enterovirus D68 generally presents itself with cold-like symptoms…
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She says if parents notice high fever, dehydration, or troubled breathing, they should immediately take their child to see their doctor or an urgent care clinic. Davis says the best steps you can take to avoid the spread of the virus is using the same tools we use for the flu…
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LSU heads into Saturday’s SEC match-up with Mississippi State riding a streak of 31 straight possessions without allowing a point. The Tigers also lead in the SEC in four defensive categories— total defense, pass defense, scoring defense and pass efficiency defense. Defensive Coordinator John Chavis says the defense is playing with a lot of confidence…
Chavis says his defense still has room to get better and that starts with better communication between players while they are on the field…
The Tigers host Mississippi State this Saturday. The Bulldogs are averaging nearly 44 points a game and Chavis says his defense will be tested…