The Food and Drug Administration announces new rules mandating chain restaurants and supermarkets serving prepared food put calorie counts on the menus. Melissa Martin is the state Department of Health and Hospitals “Well-Ahead” manager…

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The regulation applies to any establishment that serves food, even movie theaters, and has 20 or more locations.

Replicas of Christopher Columbus’ ships, the Nina and Pinta, will be on display in Houma starting today. The ships are floating museums educating the public on the type of ship that Columbus used during the age of discovery. Captain of the Nina, Stephen Sanger, says the ships attract people of all ages…

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The ships will be on display through December 7th at the Downtown Marina in Houma.

The American Automobile Association says more than 46 million Americans will be hitting the road to celebrate Thanksgiving which is the most since 2007. The travel days are defined as today through Sunday. AAA travel analyst Don Redman says they attribute this jump to an improving economy…

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Redman says more than 90 percent of travelers will be doing so by car.

It may be a tradition at your household to rinse the turkey before putting it in the oven for the Thanksgiving feast. But LSU AgCenter nutritionist Denise Holston-West advises against it. She says washing poultry or meat can spread bacteria to other cooking surfaces in the kitchen.