The US Drug Enforcement Agency has placed hyocodone-based drugs in a more restrictive category. That means drugs like Lortabs and Vicotin will be harder to get, and doctors will only be able to prescribe a 30 day supply, with no automatic refills. LSU Health’s Emergency Medicine Chairman Dr. Tom Arnold says there’s a reason for it…

CUT 7 (06) Q: “unintended purposes”

99% of of the world’s usuage of these drugs is in the US.

If you like seeing rare events in the morning sky, you’re in for a treat. A total eclipse of the moon will be taking place while the sun is rising. Louisiana Tech Astronomer Lee Sawyer says we DO get lunar eclipses each year, but this time around,…

CUT 9 (09) “in the east”

The eclipse is scheduled to begin at 5:27 am.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is offering a $7,000 reward for information about the shooting death of a black bear. Michelle Southern reports.

CUT 2 (31) “reporting”

It’s not even Halloween yet, but retailers are already saying they expect this Holiday shopping season to be up about 4.1 from 2013. Residents we spoke with say they’re ready to spend…:

CUT 12 (04) “ready for it”

They report online sales could have as much as an 11 percent increase.