Drug and suicide deaths have risen sharply among the Millenial generation over the last 20 years, according to a new report…
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An NCAA official tells CBS Sports that six schools will learn this summer that they face allegations of major recruiting violations. Could LSU be one of them? Jeff Palermo has more…
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A highway marker that was just put up to honor Louisiana blues legend Buddy Guy is missing. Pointe Coupee Parish Tourist Commission executive director Jeanie Andre says the roadside marker was last seen on the ground after it was knocked down by a vehicle that drove off the road…
The sign was unveiled on December seventh and it was once standing along LA 418 in Lettsworth, the hometown of the eight-time Grammy award winner. Andre says the tourist attraction means a lot to them
Andre says if someone returns the Buddy Guy highway marker no questions will be asked and the person will not face any charges. She says the sheriff’s office is investigating and they hope for a positive outcome…
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A Trust for America’s Health report shows a dramatic spike in deaths due to drug abuse and suicide over the last twenty years, particularly among young people.
CEO John Auerbach says in 2017 Louisiana had 2,000 deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide, a seven percent increase over 2016. He says those rates are some of the worst in the nation.
Drug deaths among Millennials were more than twice as likely to be opioid related then all other drugs combined.
Millennials, those aged 23-38, are disproportionately likely to die by alcohol and drug abuse or suicide. Auerbach says that generation’s bleak economic situation, rising debt loads, and increasing levels of opioid abuse are major drivers, along with the fact that…
Millennial men were more than twice as like to overdose as millennial women, and more than four times more likely to commit suicide.
Auerbach says the numbers are startling and should prompt authorities to begin investing in programs that will directly target those drivers of death among the youth.
White Millennials were more than twice as likely to die of overdose than other racial groups, and somewhat more likely to commit suicide.
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An NCAA official has told CBS sports the association will soon issue notices of Level One recruiting violations to at least six schools who were mentioned in the FBI’s college basketball corruption probe. Tiger Rag Assistant editor Tyler Nunez says if LSU is one of these schools, coach Will Wade could lose his job
LSU was one of at least 20 schools mentioned during the course of the FBI investigation. The FBI reportedly has a wiretap conversation between Wade and a convicted middleman, where Wade discusses a strong offer made to a recruit’s family. Nunez says it’s unclear if LSU will receive a notice, but…..
If LSU receives a notice of violations, new AD Scott Woodward can fire Wade with cause and also receive an automatic two-year contract extension because the NCAA violations occurred before he took over. But Nunez says such a move would draw the ire of LSU fans who want Wade as their basketball coach
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A U-S House Committee has unanimously approved a bipartisan proposal that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program for five years. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is encouraged by the prospects of a long-term deal
Graves says the bill coming out of the House Financial Services Committee contains increased funding for projects that could minimize flooding in future years
Graves says he’s a concern the bill does not address the N-F-I-P’s long-term debt and because of how the legislation is structured, there’s a chance it can raise rates…
Cut 14 (12) “…will be charged.”
There are about 500-thousand flood insurance policies in Louisiana.