After more Louisianians have been hospitalized and even died as a result of synthetic marijuana, Governor Bobby Jindal has announced the ban of multiple new synthetic marijuana compounds. Eric Gill reports…
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A study from Tulane suggests residents in Boston and Seattle better take steps to protect themselves from the flu. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A study looking at inappropriate teacher-student relationships finds Louisiana has the third highest number of cases in the country on a per-capita basis. Scott Carwile has the story…
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After more Louisianians have been hospitalized and even died as a result of synthetic marijuana, Governor Bobby Jindal has announced the ban of multiple new synthetic marijuana compounds. The new banned compounds are called “PX 1″, PX 2″, and “MDMB-CHMICA” (chimika). Dr. Mark Ryan, Director of the Louisiana Poison Control Center, says the state is staying pro-active in fight against synthetic marijuana…
Ryan feels Louisiana is one of the most pro-active states in the nation in quickly regulating these substances once they are identified. He says there have been several deaths in the state in the last few months related to synthetic marijuana, sold under names like “Blue Diamond” and “Mojo”…
Ryan says at least one death can be attributed to these new banned substances. He says not only are people who use synthetic marijuana are being harmed, but the people around them are harmed as well. He says, if you are concerned that a product contains an illegal substance, just look for the words “Not For Human Consumption” on the back of the package…
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A Tulane University study discovers that cities who have teams in the Super Bowl see a spike in flu deaths. Researcher Charles Stoecker, says based on county-level statistics, there was an 18-percent increase in flu deaths among those over the age of 65 in cities whose teams were in the Super Bowl that year. He says big games bring more people together
Stoecker says based on his research people in Boston and Seattle need to practice good hygiene and his study also reveals the effect is worse in years when the flu strain is more virulent like this year’s strain
Stoecker says another interesting aspect of his study found the host Super Bowl city does not see an increase in flu cases or deaths…
Cut 9 (10) “Super Bowl contenders”
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The Louisiana Lottery says we’ve now hit the biggest Powerball jackpot of 2015 with tomorrow’s drawing worth a whopping $298 million dollars. Spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says the current jackpot has been running since the end of November. She says the last big jackpot winner in Louisiana was from a May 2013 drawing so we’re due…:
Chopin says the current jackpot has a cash value of about $198.4 million dollars. She says since the match 5 prize has increased to a million dollars we’ve had plenty of those winners in Louisiana…:
cut 11 (09) “one million dollars”
Chopin says when the jackpot gets high like this they find a lot of people play who don’t normally buy tickets — or even for the first time…:
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A new study ranks Louisiana third nationally on a per-capita basis for inappropriate teacher-student relationships. Terry Abbott, a former chief of staff at the US Department of Ed and now chair of Drive West Communications, says he found 23 reported cases in 2014 and in many situations, social media advanced a teacher-student relationship to an inappropriate level…
Abbott says there’s also a higher percentage of inappropriate relationships involving female teachers than the national average….
Abbott says there’s already been six reported cases in 2015, which is disturbing. He says school district leaders need to get serious about this problem and so do lawmakers, who can pass legislation to create stronger penalties for offenders…
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Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday and former LSU wide receiver Brandon Lafell goes after his first Super Bowl ring. Lafell and the rest of the Patriot receivers will go up against the best defensive secondary in the NFL. Plus the Seahawks like to talk, but Lafell says they can’t trash talking contest
Lafell is fired up for his first Super Bowl…
Other Louisiana connections to the Super Bowl. Former Louisiana Tech standout Ryan Allen is the Patriots Punter. Northwestern State product Jeremy Lane is a defensive back for the Seahawks. Former LSU Tiger cornerback Tharold Simon is also on Seattle. Lafell says staying loose on game day will be one of his biggest challenges…
Cut 18 (20) “stay in the game’
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