LSU says they won’t be able to host Bayou Country Superfest at Tiger Stadium for the next couple of years due to renovations that need to be made during the off season. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed four more Zika cases in Louisiana. Officials say like the other cases in Louisiana, these people also traveled to South America. This brings the total number of travel-related cases in Louisiana to 19. Local transmission has still not occurred in the Bayou State.
A former employee at the veterans’ home in Monroe has been arrested for stealing from a patient. Inspector General Stephen Street says 51-year-old Tommy Shoemaker started stealing from the victim in 2012, after he gained access to his banking information. He says Shoemaker stole upwards of $6-thousand.
National Farmers Market Week gets underway tomorrow in Alexandria at Inglewood Farms. Every child who attends will receive a 5-dollar token to use with the vendors to buy healthy snacks. USDA State Conservationist Kevin Norton says farmers markets help to strengthen local food systems to support farmers and help develop rural economies.