With funding not keeping up with call volume, Via Link, the answering program for the National Suicide Hotline in Louisiana, is in danger of closing….
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A man has told his story to a New Orleans TV station that he was sexually assaulted by a school janitor at Jesuit High School and a priest watched as the act unfolded in the 1970s. Richard Windmann says he was 12-years-old at the time. And 11 men have filed a suit against the Lafayette Diocese allegeding sex abuse from the late priest Kenneth Morvant in the 1970s.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued its 10 millionth patent. But, over the past five years, Louisiana was issued the fifth lowest number of patents per capita compared to other states. Content Strategist at Digital Third Coast Roxy Fata says that makes the Bayou State one of the least innovative states..
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Fata says several other southeastern states rank at the bottom of the list.

The Gueydan Duck Festival has kicked off, bringing sportsmen from around the world to the small town known as the Duck Capital of America. The Vermilion Parish town has been putting on the festival for 41 years. Festival President Jerrod Broussard says it’s the place to be for duck hunters.
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Broussard says it’s a family friendly event with food, music, and all kinds of other entertainment, like skeet shooting.