According to the American Automobile Association, a record 98.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the next two weeks. Scott Carwile reports…
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The flu outbreak in Louisiana that was already bad, is becoming even more widespread and just in time for the Holidays. Michelle Southern reports.
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The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says two men are under arrest accused of selling weed out of their snoball stand. Michelle Southern reports…:
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State Climatologist Barry Keim says the Bayou State is in for a round of severe weather today. He says a cold front is tracking across Louisiana and rainfall could range from under a quarter inch in the northwest portion of the state, to up over three inches in southeast Louisiana.
Keim says the entire state is at risk for thunderstorms, damaging winds, possibly an isolated tornado and hail…:
Keim says the good news is that all of this nasty weather will be out of the way for Christmas Eve and Christmas day but it will be much colder outside…:
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According to the American Automobile Association, a record 98.6 million Americans will hit the road during the year-end holiday period. AAA spokesman Don Redman says that’s a four-percent increase from last year…
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The year-end holiday period is defined as today through Sunday, January 4th. Redman says this uptick in travel can be attributed to increasing disposable income and consumer confidence…
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Travelers are expected to pay the lowest gas prices since 2009. Nearly 91-percent of travelers will take a road trip to celebrate the holidays. Redman says the calendar is definitely playing a role in the increased holiday travel this year…
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The flu outbreak in Louisiana that was already bad, is becoming even more widespread and just in time for the Holidays. Dr. Frank Welch, medical director of the Louisiana Office of Public Health, says this is one of the worst seasons for influenza he has ever seen…:
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Welch says a whopping six out of every 100 doctor visits in Louisiana are because of influenza-like illnesses. He says it’s spreading from person to person so the more people that are infected, the more likely it is they are going to give it to somebody else…:
Welch says one of the reasons we’re seeing such a bad outbreak this season is because the strain H3N2 is what’s going around and it’s not covered in this year’s flu shot. He says that should not discouraging you from getting the flu shot because it will still be better than no protection at all. Welch says nobody wants to give the gift of the flu this Christmas.:
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The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says two men are under arrest accused of selling weed out of their snoball stand. Sgt. Clay Higgins says they had been getting complaints from the community about the T&E Soul Food and Sno-Ball stand in Opelousas. He says the narcotics enforcement team gathered enough evidence to obtain a search warrant…:
Higgins says 37-year-old Jermaine Doucet and 32-year-old Bryant Fields, both from Opelousas, were caught selling a side dish of “Hydro” marijuana to customers…:
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The charges on each man include possessing marijuana and transaction involving proceeds from drug offenses. Higgins says this story is especially disturbing because hundreds of children passed the Hydro weed Sno-Ball stand every day…:
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The Saints are out of playoff contention, which makes this Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay meaningless in the minds of many fans. But Coach Sean Payton anticipates his players will prepare as if they are fighting for a playoff spot
With the Saints missing out on the playoffs for the third time since 2008, changes are likely to occur with the roster. Payton says games like this Sunday are part of the evaluation process, when it comes to determining who should return next season..
Payton says it is disappointing to have to play a game, knowing you can’t get into the playoffs…