The Bayou Country Superfest is riding off into the Baton Rouge sunset as festival organizers have announced the annual Memorial Day weekend event will be on hiatus until further notice. President and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo believes several factors contributed to last year’s modest attendance, including bouncing back from the festival’s two-year run in New Orleans, shrinking the schedule from three days to two, and a late lineup release.
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At the peak in 2014, 135,000 people attended the festival. Last year drew about 50,000.
The Louisiana Department of Health reports a third person has died in Louisiana from complications related to vaping, while the total number of vaping-related cases has risen to 35. Office of Public Health Assistant Secretary Alex Billioux says it’s older vapers who tend to buy vaping liquids with additives.
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The Own Your Own Health challenge is underway, giving Louisianans a fun, competitive way to start living a healthier life. Matt Doyle has more.