There is plenty of concern sweeping the nation regarding Ebola now that the first confirmed case has been reported out of Dallas, but Louisiana officials say we’re ready. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says first of all Ebola is not something you can catch like the common cold…:
CUT 9 (09) “sneezes on you”
He says there is a lot of infrastructure in place so that if someone in Louisiana happens to get Ebola, it can be contained to where it doesn’t spread.

State Police say they are looking for a farm tractor and the driver who they believe may have caused a crash in Clinton between two 18-wheelers yesterday evening. They say the two big rigs were traveling on LA 67 in East Feliciana Parish near the Mississippi Louisiana state line. Investigators believe a tractor with no lights was in the middle of the road and the mac trucks crashed when trying to avoid hitting it. One of the drivers is okay the other has moderate injuries. If you know anything about this tractor please call 911.

October is breast cancer awareness month so you’ll start seeing pink everywhere pretty soon. Breast Imaging specialists Dr. Mignonne Morrell with the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine says during this month women become educated on when they should have a mammogram and a clinical breast exam…:
CUT 11 (11) “among women”
She says lot of people donate money to the cause this month which helps fund research on ways to better treat breast cancer.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says a man is under arrest on murder & obstruction charges for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death then trying to hide evidence. The say 40-year-old William Jackson told officers that he killed 32-year-old Lekeisha Duncan during a bad fight. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Jackson had to be treated for stab wounds and was arrested after he was released from the hospital yesterday.