The jaguar that escaped his cage at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and killed nine other animals in July is back on display after a half-year hiatus. Vice president of the Zoo Joel Hamilton says after the tragic breakout, they redesigned the exhibit to make it safer, and more appealing.
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Valerio was born in San Diego in 2015, and moved to New Orleans in 2017.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the flu is on the rise as almost 6% of doctor visits are for flu-like symptoms. LDH flu bug expert Dr. Frank Welch says the state has seen several small outbreaks in schools and nursing homes.
Welch says the strain that seems to be going around is a very serious strain known as H1N1.
Governor John Bel Edwards has new campaign ads he attempts to keep his spot in the governor’s mansion. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The President will speak to the country tonight at 8PM for his annual State of the Union address. It comes sandwiched in between a controversial government shutdown, and the looming threat of another later this month, but Senator John Kennedy says he expects the President will pitch the public on his economic policy…