LSU’s live mascot Mike VI’s cancer has spread throughout his body, according to his veterinarian Dr. David Baker. Emelie Gunn has more..:
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The final shelter set up for victims of the south Louisiana flood is now closed. Red Cross spokesperson Todd James says they will help anyone who is still in the Baton Rouge shelter at Celtic Studios find their next place to go…:
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It seems impossible but a new report shows that there are more opiod prescriptions in Louisiana than there are people. The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found the state has a prescription-per-capita rate at 1.03 pain-killers written per resident in 2015. Office of Public Health Medical Director Dr. David Holcombe says patient demand is skewed…:
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He says the problem also stems from over prescribing and pharmaceutical marketing.

The clowns just won’t go away. Now it’s the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office that’s had to make an arrest on terrorizing charges related to the creepy masks. They say a 15-year-old boy is accused of sending a threatening message to a classmate on Instagram using an account for “willietheclown.” The juvenile was arrested on terrorizing charges.