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…:
CUT 13 (10) “such as asthma”
Most people recover without treatment, but Davis says if parents notice high fever, dehydration, or troubled breathing in their children they should immediately seek care.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for answers in the case of a woman whose body was found on the LA 182 bridge that crosses the Atchafalaya River between Berwick and Morgan City around 4am Tuesday morning. At first deputies received a report that the woman was passed out but she was later pronounced dead on the scene. An autopsy is being performed to determine cause of death.

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…:
CUT 10 (09) “in all honesty”
Jindal made these comments in Washington DC after unveiling a US energy policy that was developed from his nonprofit group called America Next.

Former LSU track star and Olympian LoLo Jones was bumped from Dancing With the Stars last night in the first round. Her performance Tuesday has been described as brutal and extremely awkward. Another Louisiana star, Sadie Robertson of the Duck Dynasty Robertsons is still in.