A study from LSU Health New Orleans shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk and the effects it could have on infant growth rates. Lead author of Dr. Henry Nuss says the study will continue to follow infants of mother that participated in the study and continue to monitor them.
Cut 6 (13) “…years old.”

The intense summer heat is upon us in the Bayou State and according to state climatologist temps will be higher than normal this summer. Officials with the State Department of Health want you to enjoy the summer but also remember to take precautions and not succumb to the dangers of heat exhaustion or worse. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says The elderly population might not be able to get help when the heat reaches dangerous levels.
Cut 8 (09) “…periodically.”

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.
Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year.
There’s a few sectors that the Secretary says are really driving the economy. She says hospitality is always a major contributor, but recently these two fields have seen major gains.
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Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. Last week, Edwards signed into law a budget resulting in $1000 teacher pay raises and $500 support worker pay raises, the first raise for those occupations in a decade. The budget also increases spending for schools, invested more in early childhood education, and net-new investments in higher ed. Edwards says it’s a budget that the state can be proud of.
Cut 15 (12) “…I’m not sure.”