New cancer numbers for colon cancer show the Acadiana region with some of the highest rates in the nation, and the LSU Health Tumor Registery and Tulane University of School of Medicine want to know why…
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That’s the study leader Dr. Jordan Karlitz, who says a genetic predisposition within the Cajun population in that area could be a factor.

According to the American Automobile Association, gas prices have fallen about seven cents in the last week to a statewide average of $3.07. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says it’s no coincidence that gas prices have fallen sharply this week, and so have the three major indexes on Wall Street…
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Redman anticipates the average price to get below three-dollars a gallon soon.

A Houma man has been arrested in connection to the discovery of a dead woman’s body under a house just after 1am on Friday. Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis says they learned the victim, 22 year-old Dashanta Brown had a fight with her boyfriend, which led to her death. Duplantis says they are working to determine if the suspect moved his girlfriend to that location after he allegedly killed her…
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Forty-one year-old Michael Tucker has been charged with 2nd degree murder.

A new leader has been chosen to oversee higher education in Louisiana. Joseph Rallo, who is a Texas Tech System administrator, has has been picked by the Board of Regents as the state’s next Higher Education Commissioner. Rallo says the challenges here in Louisiana are the same as you see nationally:
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Rallo hopes to be on the job full time by January.