Three people, including two children, are dead and two others are hospitalized in critical condition from an incident that happened at a home in Terrytown. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The delays continue in getting medical marijuana out to eligible patients in Louisiana. Kevin Barnhart has the story…
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A one-year-old boy is hospitalized and his mother and her boyfriend face child abuse and hate crime charges. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office Major Ginny Higgins says they received a report about possible child abuse from the Iberia Police Department, but later leaned the abuse took place in St. Martin Parish…
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43-year-old Tony Domingue of St. Martinville has been charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles and aggravated second-degree battery. Higgins says his 25-year-old girlfriend, Jorretta Carrere of New Iberia was also booked…
Authorities have not released details on how the child was abused. But Higgins says Domingue and Carrere are also facing a hate crime charge…
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Multiple people were found dead at a home in suburban New Orleans Wednesday morning. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office captain Jason Rivarde says deputies were called to a home in Terrytown to provide medical assistance…
Rivarde says three of the deceased individuals are two children and the other is an adult. He says they are trying to determine if this was a murder-suicide…
Rivarde did not provide details on how the individuals were killed or the relationship of the victims. He says there are a lot of questions they would like answered…
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Colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer in the United States and Louisiana ranks 34th in screenings for the disease. Shreveport doctor and Gastrointestinal Specialist James Hobley says these numbers can stem from misconceptions of who is most affected by the cancer…
American College of Gastroenterology guidelines highlight average-risk adults should begin screenings at 50 years old, and African Americans should begin at 45 years old.
Hobley says digging into family history is imperative to make sure the cancer doesn’t come any sooner…
Hobley says one effective procedure can both screen and protect…
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There’s another delay in the production of medical marijuana. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is the regulator of the state’s medical marijuana program and he claims LSU and its private grower,GB Sciences, violated law by moving cannabis plants from a temporary pod to the main growing facility. Political anayst Bernie Pinsonat says this dispute is likely headed for court
Strain says LSU needed to agree to memorandum of understanding before expanding the operation. LSU questions whether Strain has the authority to stop the move. Pinsonat says it’s unclear when medical marijuana will be available to the patients who have been waiting the purchase the drug
LSU and Southern University have the authority to grow medical marijuana, while Strain is the regulator. Pinsonat says the Edwards administration may need to get involved in order for the product to get to eligible patients…