State health officials say we have reached the peak of the influenza season as every five out of 100 doctor visits are for flu-like symptoms. Doctor Frank Welch with the Louisiana Department of Health says they are also seeing other illnesses that first started as the flu…
cut 7 (10) “….pneumonia”
Welch says the H-3-N-2 strain is making people very sick.

Filming is underway in Louisiana for a new TV series from Marvel. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says they’re very excited to have the Marvel brand in Louisiana. He says the new show is a spin off from a Marvel classic, The Spectacular Spider-Man…:
Cut 3 (11) “their own thing”
He says they’ll be filming in New Orleans and likely in other areas of the state as well.

There’s more encouraging news about state Wildlife and Fisheries agent Tyler Wheeler. They anticipate he’ll leave a rehab facility in Mississippi and return to his home by the weekend. Wheeler was shot five times during a traffic stop in Monroe last month. LDWF Colonel Joey Broussard says there’s been an outpouring of support for Wheeler across the nation…
cut 26 (09) “…help out”
Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting.

Ascension Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested a Baton Rouge business owner for allegedly defrauding over a dozen homeowners who were victims of the August flood. Sheriff Jeff Wiley says any other contractors who are doing the same thing need to take heed…
cut 14 (07) “…to operate”
Wiley says 39-year-old Matthew Morris faces several charges.