A study finds Louisiana ranks as the 4th worst state for working moms. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The state department of health and hospitals is providing guidance to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The man behind the viral Crime Stoppers videos, Captain Clay Higgins, has released another video, which seems to hint the he may run for public office. Halen Doughty has more…
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220 retired research chimps at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia research center will move to a new sanctuary in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Project Chimps is a non-profit organization and has negotiated with the university to move the chimps over the next several years. President Sarah Baeckler Davis says starting in June, chimps will start moving to the 236-acre sanctuary.
Baeckler Davis says the NIRC decided to retire the chimps from research in 2015 before they were reclassified under the Endangered Species Act. She says the Georgia sanctuary will be the perfect environment to house the retired chimpanzees.
Baeckler Davis says this is the first time a non-federal program has released an entire population of research chimpanzees.
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Louisiana is the 4th worst state for working moms, according to a study by the personal finance website, WalletHub. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez says they looked at the cost of daycare, professional opportunities, and work and life balance. She says daycare and professional opportunities led to Louisiana’s poor ranking.
Gonzalez says in terms of daycare quality, Louisiana scored a 57 out of 150 points. She says the state also has a lot of single mothers living in poverty.
Gonzalez says Louisiana also ranked 43rd for the gender pay gap.
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State health officials are offering guidance on how people can prevent the transmission of Zika virus. Dr. Frank Welch, with the department of health and hospitals, says the mosquito that carries Zika will be active in Louisiana this summer, but it won’t just be mosquitoes spreading the virus.
Welch says the virus can also be transmitted through sexual contact. He says if someone has a partner who has traveled to South America or the Caribbean, they need to take extra precautions, especially if the woman is pregnant.
Welch advises people to clear any standing water out of their yards, and wear long sleeves, pants and mosquito repellant. He says Southeastern Louisiana, and Lake Pontchartrain in particular, will be high risk areas because that’s where the mosquito that carries Zika lives.
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Captain Clay Higgins, who achieved fame for his viral crime stoppers videos, has released another video where he addresses a few of his concerns about our country, even hinting that he may consider running for public office. Higgins told the Jim Engster Show the response to his video has been incredible.
Higgins says after he resigned from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, he wasn’t sure what direction his life would take. He says before he decides to run for an elected office, he wanted to put his feeling about the state of the nation out there.
In the newest viral video, Higgins says America’s once respected status has been diminished and national debt has skyrocketed because of career politicians in Washington. Higgins says if he is called by the people of his state and his country to serve, he would step up to the plate.
Higgins says if he decides to run for office, he’ll make the announcement sometime next week.
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LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says he will make changes to the weekend pitching rotation. The Tigers have lost their last two SEC series as Sunday starter John Valek has been hit hard and junior left-hander Jared Poche has given up 10 earned runs in his last two starts. Mainieri says he’ll announce the new pitching rotation on Thursday….
The Tigers will begin an SEC Series against Arkansas on Friday. Mainieri says SEC teams have caught on to how Valek pitches, but the coach believes will bounce back after a couple of rough outings…
With three SEC series left, the Tigers are in fourth place in the West division with an 11-10 record. Mainieri anticipates his team will finish the regular season strong….