Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu’s attempt to get the US Senate to pass a bill that would authorize the construction of the Keystone Oil Pipeline was unsuccessful. The measure needed 60 votes to pass but it only got 59. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the fact that Landrieu couldn’t pull off the push to pass this bill by her own colleagues is the final nail in her coffin in the US Senate race…

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Landrieu has spent the last week trying to pass the bill as a way to show her clout in Congress in the Senate runoff.

Flu activity is on the increase in Louisiana, according to the Department of Health and Hospitals. Frank Welch, Medical Director for the Immunization Program, says if you haven’t gotten your flu shot, yet, now is the time to do so for two reasons…

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He says the dominant strain of flu going through the state is one that is captured by the flu shot.

According to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the drone industry will have an estimated economic impact of $213 million dollars on Louisiana. Michelle Southern reports…

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Louisiana’s Unclaimed Property Program returned a record $35.5 million last fiscal year, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy. Currently the state has over $635 million in unclaimed property. If you think some of that is yours, you can search online at www-dot-LATreasury-dot-com.