LSU announces Mike VI will not come out on the field during home football games this season. Ginger Guttner with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine says Mike underwent radiation treatment in June for a cancerous tumor on his face…:
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Guttner says the treatment appears to have been successful, as the tumor has shrunk, but they are continuing to monitor him.

Louisiana Economic Development is offering a scholarship for new businesses to become licensed contractors in the state. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Mandeville Police have made a second arrest in connection with the alleged rape of a 78-year-old resident at the Beau Provence Memory Care nursing home facility. Officer Becky White says 55-year-old Julie Henry was the Associate Program Director and allegedly knew about the reported crime…:
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Last week 58-year-old Jerry Kan, a cook at Beau Provence, was arrested for first degree rape of a female resident at the facility. An attorney for Beau Provence says its management supports Henry and that she is innocent.

Students at Eden Park Elementary in Baton Rouge had a welcome surprise when New Orleans Saints Punter Thomas Morstead and First Lady Donna Edwards showed up to deliver 500 backpacks filled with school supplies following the historic flood. Morsead recently launched the teamcomeback.org campaign…:
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A total of 6,000 backpacks will be distributed to students.