A new drug called ‘pink’ is hitting the streets in Louisiana and is more deadly than heroin. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark says pink is a synthetic opioid combined with Fentanyl. He says this drug has all of the same effects as heroin…:
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Pink originally gained media attention when a child overdosed from the drug in Colorado.

The House overwhelmingly approved a measure to allow children to bring sunscreen to school and apply it themselves. The lone dissenting vote came from Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith, who raised concerns about teaching putting lotion on students…:
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It would also allow parents to designate someone at the school to help their children put on the sunblock.

Music lovers from all over the country are gathering in New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage Festival that kicks off today. Producer Quint Davis says they have 580 musical acts over a two-weekend period. Harry Connick Junior, Maroon 5, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are headliners this weekend and 2nd weekend performers are just as good…:
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Davis says the two-weekend festival has a $300 million annual economic impact.

The federal decision in the Alton Sterling police shooting case out of Baton Rouge could be imminent, according to several sources close to the investigation. City leaders say they’ve been told the decision will be announced on or before next Tuesday.