Tulane researchers determine eating shrimp from an area of the Gulf of Mexico impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill poses no acute health risks or increased cancer risks. Research professor Mark Wilson says when the spill occurred, there were concerns that shrimp would be contaminated by a class of chemicals that can pose health hazards…

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Wilson hopes the study’s results will get to wholesalers and distributors, who still may have concerns Gulf Shrimp are contaminated with unhealthy chemicals.

Prices continue to drop at the pump if you’re planning to hit the road for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com says they predict the price per gallon to drop another 5-10 cents before Turkey Day…

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GasBuddy.com reports the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline statewide is below 2.80.

A dedication ceremony is scheduled today celebrating the long awaited completion of the final section of Interstate 49 in northwest Louisiana. The final stretch of roadway connects Texarkana, Arkansas to Shreveport. Haughton Representative Henry Burns says this will open the area to Canada and the Mid-West…

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Transportation employees and elected officials will take part in the ceremony at the Louisiana-Arkansas state line on the new highway.