The Louisiana Department of Health is putting out the reminder to parents to make sure their children are up to date on their vaccinations for the new school year. Louisiana law requires children age four or older entering kindergarten, pre-k or Head Start programs to receive vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, hepatitis and chicken pox. LDH Immunization director Doctor Frank Welch says students entering sixth grade also need a meningitis vaccine. He says kids have to get that shot before they’re exposed to the disease….
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President Donald Trump has nominated state Judge Terry Doughty of Rayville and Lafayette attorney Michael Juneau as federal judges in the Western District of Louisiana. the district has four vacancies now that Patricia Minaldi has gone on disability retirement.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State University is predicting the formation of 11 named storms for the rest of the season, eight of those storms are expeted to become hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the tropical Atlantic has been much warmer than normal and the absence of El Nino make for perfect hurricane conditions….
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There’s a good chance that excellent seafood will be prepared at the Grearter American Seafoof Cook-off at the Morial Convention Center on Saturday. Lt. Billy Nungesster says the cook-off highlights the great seafood produced in America as opposed to the imports…
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Bonnie Breaux of St. Martinville is Louisiana’s representative at the cook-off.