The flu season is ramping up in the Deep South with the highest number of cases in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. State Health Department Flu Bug Expert Dr. Frank Welch says it’s rare to see this many flu cases in December…:
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Welch says Louisiana has already hit the CDCs highest criteria of widespread for flu activity.

U.S. Senator John Kennedy is making headlines today after questioning one of President Donald Trump’s nominees for a federal judgeship in Washington D.C. Kennedy grilled Matthew Peterson about his experience with certain laws that would be necessary to understand if granted the position of federal judge..:
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A vote has not been taken yet on Peterson’s confirmation.

There are still questions surrounding the deaths of two people found in Lake Dubbisson in St. Landry Parish this week. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the initial autopsy finds that 21-year-old Lia Kazan of Shreveport and 30-year-old Anthony Murray of Rapides Parish both drowned. Guidroz says they know that Murray kidnapped Kazan in a parking lot of an Alexandria motel and her vehicle ended up in the lake…:
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The investigation is ongoing.

When speaking at UL-Lafayette’s graduation ceremony today, former Governor Kathleen Blanco talked about her recent cancer diagnosis in her liver. She said even though there are no known treatments to cure the type of melanoma she has, her hope remains alive…:
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Blanco earned a bachelor’s degree in business education from the university in 1964.