A new study ranks Louisiana third nationally on a per-capita basis for inappropriate teacher-student relationships. Terry Abbott, the 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…

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Abbott says there’s already been six reported cases in 2015, which is disturbing.

Governor Bobby Jindal has announced the ban of multiple new synthetic marijuana compounds. Dr. Mark Ryan, Director of the Louisiana Poison Control Center, says the state is staying pro-active in fight against synthetic marijuana…

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The new banned compounds are called “PX 1″, PX 2″, and “MDMB-CHMICA”.

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

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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.