A new study shows the risk for a heart attack rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A Bossier City Policeman has been arrested and charged with 40 counts in relation to animal pornography discovered by State Police. Matt Doyle has more.
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A Bossier City patrol cop has been arrested and charged with over three dozen animal sexual abuse related charges. The State Police Special Victims Unit busted 38-year-old Terry Yetman with possession of animal pornography. LSP spokesperson Glen Younger says it’s a horrific crime.
Sexual Abuse of an Animal was a charge that became available to law enforcement May 25th after Governor Edwards signed a stricter bestiality law into effect. The bill received national attention after it was opposed by religious groups for its relation to sodomy laws.
Bossier Police say Yetman was placed on paid administrative leave in November when they were informed by State Police of the investigation. Younger says once enough evidence was collected, Yetman voluntarily surrendered.
Yetman was honored in October for his work against domestic violence. The LSP investigation began in August.
Younger says police continue to look into the alleged misdeeds.
Yetman has been employed by the department since 2014.
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A new study out of Sweden finds the risk of having a heart attack rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve. Cardiologist Dr. Frank Smart at LSU Health New Orleans says the research shows cold weather which causes arteries to spasm, coupled with emotions and other influences can produce a cardiovascular impact.
The study observed the timing of 283,000 heart attacks over 15 years. Smart says the research indicates that the peak timing of heart attacks on Christmas Eve is around 10 pm, but says it usually isn’t caused by overeating for a few days.
Smart recommends that if someone suspects they are having a heart attack, the earlier they get to the hospital, the better, but they should not drive themselves to the hospital.
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The Senate voted to continue funding the government and extend flood insurance coverage through February 8th, without the inclusion of additional border wall funding sought by the President. Senator John Kennedy says he expects the House will pass the same resolution, but says that doesn’t mean it’’ll be signed by President Trump.
Kennedy says it’s been a frustrating process just making sure the Flood Insurance Program doesn’t lapse, let alone finding a long term solution, but the Louisiana delegation did ensure an extension made it into the legislation.
Democrats have refused to pass any bill that includes the five billion dollars for the Mexican border wall that’s being sought by the White House. Kennedy says he wishes they could’ve got that money in the final bill, but Democratic politics have prevented that.
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Governor John Bel Edwards says 2018 was a successful year for Louisiana as the state continues to move in the right direction. Edwards says stabilizing the budget was his top accomplishment. He says the budget deal fully funded higher education, without raising taxes…
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In 2018, Louisiana also shed its title as having the largest incarceration rate in the world. Edwards that’s the result of criminal justice reform legislation approved in 2017 and it saved the state 12-million dollars in its first full year in effect
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Edwards was also proud to announce the state set a record in 2018 for the number of adoptions from their foster care system, with 912 children being adopted by over 600 families