A recent study found brain damage in 99 percent of participating former NFL players, but some are skeptical of the findings. The report says CTE occurs after repeated blows to the head, and it causes things like memory loss, depression, and dementia. Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine director Dr. Greg Stewart hopes people don’t think that everyone who plays football is going to kill themselves..:
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The Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine is one of only four medical facilities in the nation chosen to take care of the physical and mental health of former pro-players.

The Department of Corrections said a prison escapee out of Claiborne Parish is dead following a standoff with authorities, after the inmate allegedly stole a car and killed a hostage. They say 39-year-old Deltra Henderson, who was being held at the David Wade Correctional Center, fired at officers who fired back.

A 17-year-old is dead and a 19-year-old was injured after a suspected drunk driver struck the girls as they were walking on LA 784 in Red River Parish. State Police Trooper Matt Harris says they responded to the crash Wednesday just before 6 p.m. and suspected 47-year-old Kenneth Morse of Coushatta was impaired…:
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A report from an independent consulting firm finds the University of Louisiana at Lafayette had a $379 million economic impact for FY-15…:
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