The 2014 viral phenomenon known as the “Ice Bucket Challenge” actually led to a scientific breakthrough towards finding a cure for ALS. Director of the ALS Association of Louisiana, Kelly Viator, says awareness attributes to dollars raised.
Project MinE has identified a gene that’s connected to the disease, which will help develop new ALS treatments.
Louisiana has seen the second most police officers killed in the line of duty this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. President and CEO Craig Floyd says police officers interact with the public 62 million times a year, most of the time without incident.
Former state legislator and Grambling State University alumnus Rick Gallot has been selected to be the university’s new president.
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy fatally shot a robbery suspect when the suspect ran into a warehouse and allegedly pointed a gun at the officer.
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